Native Americans
About 10,000 years ago, people began to plant crops. This allowed them to stay in one place. The planting and raising of crops is called
agriculture
What navigation tools helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
The magnetic compass
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans start colonies in New England?
They wanted to be able to freely practice their religion.
Great Britain taxed the colonies to repay its debt. Why was Great Britain in debt?
It had been in debt from fighting the French and Indian War.
The President is the head of which branch of government?
Executive
Who was credited for creating chocolate? The Aztecs or the Mayans?
Who are the Aztec
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
Prince Henry
A system for bringing water to dry fields.
What is Irrigation?
Colonists felt that the British Parliament should not have taxed them because they had not elected any of their own representatives. There were no members from the colonies that could vote or make decisions to protect them. Soon the slogan, ...
"No Taxation Without Representation!
Why did the founders create 3 branches of government?
To make sure that not one branch has too much power
Who was credited for being good at Math and studying Astronomy? The Aztec or the Maya
Who is the Maya
What navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
The astrolabe
Name two cash crops that the Southern colonists grew?
Rice and Tobacco
It placed a tax on paper products, such as legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards, in the colonies. When the colonists bought these items they would have to buy a stamp.
The Stamp Act
The Supreme Court is in which branch of government?
The Judicial Branch
A large animal that once roamed the plains. Natives would hunt them and use all of the animal for food and tools.
What is Bison
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
A new trade route to India
The Middle Colonies are also known as the " ______________Colonies" because they farmed important grains necessary for survival.
The Breadbasket
The Sons of Liberty
__________ are changes to the constitution.
Amendments
Which of the following answers is correct?
A: The Iroquois lived in the Far North.
B: The Makah and Nootka lived in the Florida region.
C: The Powhatan lived in the Southeast
The Powhatan lived in the Southeast
A movement of people, animals, plants, cultures, and even disease between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
What is the Columbian Exchange
What was the country of origin for the New England Colonies?
England
Colonists were forced to provide living quarters for British soldiers: food, beds, blankets—even whole buildings!
The Quartering Act
What document sets up our U.S. government?
The Constitution