Social Studies Review Game

What have we been learning about during Social Studies?

• Government

• Westward Expansion

• Citizenship

• Economics

What is this map feature called?

• Compass Rose

• Map scale

• Longitude and Latitude

• Legend/Key

What is this map feature called?

• Compass rose

• Map scale

• Latitude and Longitude

• Map key/legend

Use the map key to determine how many flower gardens are in this park.

• 4

• 7

• 9

• 12

How did the map of the U.S. change because of the California Gold Rush?

• People could own and farm land for low prices

• Travel to the west became easier and faster

• The U.S. doubled in size

• California became a state

How did the map of the U.S. change because of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Travel became easier and faster

• The U.S. doubled in size

• California became a state

• People thought that they had the God-given right to take the land

Why did the Homestead Act make more people move west?

• They wanted to get gold

• They were able to own and farm land for low prices

• They believed they deserved to take that land

• Thomas Jefferson purchased more land

How did the Transcontinental Railroad increase travel to the west?

• It made travel easier, faster, and less expensive

• It gave people land to farm that was really cheap

• It allowed people to find a lot of gold

What is Manifest Destiny?

• A law that allowed people to own land for really cheap prices

• A railroad that ran from the east to the west

• The belief that it was their God-given right to take the land

• Land that Thomas Jefferson bought from France

Which country did Thomas Jefferson purchase land from for the Louisiana Purchase?

• England

• France

• Germany

• Italy