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What are our 3 G's of Exploration
Gold, Glory, and God
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
Exposed are of land that allowed prehistoric people to get to the Americas
What is the name of the first English settlement.
BONUS
who is it named after
Jamestown
king james of england
Define Indentured Servants
Agreed to work for a period of time and then would receive a tract of land
Date of the Mayflower Arrival
1620
Which of our explorers sailed for SPAIN
Hernan Cortes
Name the THREE PERIODS of prehistoric Native peoples we explored
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
What happens when John Smith leaves Jamestown?
The colonists struggle and run out of supplies and cannot fend for themselves
What is a Patent
Documents granted by the king to give settlement permission
Date of Jamestown Settlement
1607
Who did Sir Francis Drake sail for?
England
Name FOUR types of native houses
Wigwa
Longhouse
Grass House
Chickee
Igloo
Plank House
Tipi
Adobe
What does John Rolfe suggest the colonists start growing?
Tobacco
bonus if Cash Crop is mentioned
What is the "Starving Time"?
Winter season in Jamestown
1100 CE
What was the primary goal of the Virginia Company?
To gain financial profit through trade in the New World
Who is Squanto?
Saving grace of the pilgrims
- spoke pretty good English
-served as an interpreter
Why did the Mayflower dock in Plymouth?
Lack of supplies and rough seas required them to land in another area
Define Mercantilism
Governments make wealth by controlling trade
Date of the Mayflower Compact
1622
What is Vasco da Gama most famous for?
First explorer to link Europe and Asia using a sea route
What is Cahokia?
The most ancient city in the US
What is the story of John Punch?
A man named John Punch refused to fulfill his contract and left with 2 white men
He was caught and returned to servitude
The two white men only had their contract extended by 4 years while Punch had his extended for life
Define the Mayflower Compact
Document that kept mutiny from happening
Told the King they would remain loyal
Date of the arrival of the first ship from Africa
1619