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Third Grade Social Studies SOL Prep Flashcards #2

Use these to review for the third grade social studies SOL test.

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What do we call a person from one of the countries in Europe?European
What explorer sponsored by Spain wanted to find a western sea route to Asia?Columbus
Where did Columbus land in the Western Hemisphere?San Salvador
Who was the first European to land in Florida?Juan Ponce de Leon
What country sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon?Spain
Where did Ponce de Leon land?St. Augustine, FLorida
What explorer from France wanted to colonize the New World?Jacques Cartier
Where did Jacques Cartier explore?Quebec, Canada
What country sponsored Christopher Newport?England
What explorer arrived in present day Jamestown?Christopher Newport
What do we call a person who travels to seek new discoveries?Explorer
What did Christopher Newport hope to colonize?Virginia
Christopher Newport was one of the first men to reach what on the James River?Fall Line
What did the Europeans introduce to the American Indians?Deadly diseases
What led to the relocation of the American Indians from their homeland?European settlements
What group of people experienced changes due to European exploration?American Indians
Water, soil, wood, and coal are examples of what type of resource?Natural Resource
What type of resource do we call people working to produce goods and services?Human Resource
Ships used in ancient Greece and ancient Rome are examples of what resource?Capital Resource
What are people who use resources to make goods and/or provide services called?Producers
What are things made by people to satisfy wants and needs?Goods
What are activities that satisfy people's wants and needs?Services
What do we call focusing on making a few goods or services?Specialization
What happens when people who specialize want or need a good or service they do not have?Trade
What do we call a decision between two things we want or need?Economic choice
What do we call the good or service we did not choose when making a decision?Opportunity cost
What do we call a place where people live, work, and play?Community
What do we call things people must or must not do?Rules
What do we call important rules written and carried out by the government?Laws
What makes rules and laws to protect the rights and property of individuals?the Government
What are three levels of government?Local, state and national
What do we call a representative democracy?Republican form of government
What do we call the privileges of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?American Principles
What do we call it when all people are treated fairly under the law?Equality
Which famous American worked under the new republican form of government and put the basic principles into practice for the new nation?George Washington
Which famous American wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president?Thomas Jefferson
What document states that people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?Declaration of Independence
Which leader helped free African American slaves and was President when the country was divided over the issue of equality for all people?Abraham Lincoln
Which leader refused to give up her seat on a bus and worked to bring changes so that all people would have equal rights?Rosa Parks
Which leader was the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court?Thurgood Marshall
Which famous American helped bring about changes in laws through peaceful means?Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which famous American worked to improve conditions for farm workers?Cesar Chavez
On what November holiday do we celebrate Americans who served in the military?Veterans Day
On what holiday do we show respect for Americans who died in wars while they were serving their country?Memorial Day
What do we call the differences between people such as age, race and religion?Diversity


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