MYF Review Game

What is the purposed of a savings account?

• To spend money and earn interest.
• To invest money and earn interest.
• To save money and earn interest.
• To borrow money and earn interest.

What is the Midwest historically known for?

• It was home to the steel industry

• It was home to industry like in Chicago and agriculture like in the Great Plains

• It was home to a massive lumber industry where they harvested acorn trees

• It was home to the turtle shell industry

Who allowed the Constitution to be changed with an amendment process just in case society changed?

• The writers or "framers" of the Constitution

• The President of the United States
• The Supreme Court
• The Congress

Why does the United States government collect taxes?

• To fund public services and programs the help the common good

• To waste money on unnecessary projects
• To fund private corporations
• To oppress the citizens

Look at the map and answer: What did the Write Brothers do in Kitty Hawk in the early 1900s?

• They conducted experiments with kites in Kitty Hawk
• They conducted their first powered flight
• They started a business in Kitty Hawk
• They built a house in Kitty Hawk

Which group of people were hired to do many of the jobs in growing industries at the turn of the 19th century?

• African Americans
• Women
• Children
• European Immigrants

Put these events in the correct order: 1) The USA joins the Allied Forces against Germany 2) Germany sinks the Lusitania with an U-boat 3) The USA asks Germany to stop sinking ships 4) Britain joins the war against Germany

• 4, 2, 3, 1

• 4, 2, 1, 3

• 2, 1, 3, 4

• 1, 2, 3, 4

Where and what were many of the resources used to make steel in the early 20th century in the USA?

• Wood, stone, and clay near Kitty Hawk, NC

• Copper, silver, and gold near Ludlow, ME

• Aluminum, titanium, and nickel near Columbus, GA

• Iron ore, coal, and limestone near Pittsburgh, PA

What led to easier trade and also more Naval presence between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

• Panama Canal
• Cape of Good Hope
• Erie Canal
• Suez Canal

Who's poetry contributed significantly to the Harlem Renaissance?

• Maya Angelou
• Robert Frost
• Langston Hughes
• Emily Dickinson