Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Challenge
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How do historians think the first people came to America?
Via the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska
100
What two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?
Spain and Portugal
100
What colonies made up the New England colonies?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
100
What main area did the British, French, and Iroquois confront each other in during the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Basin/Valley
100
What is the average height of a Makah totem pole?
(a) 10 meters (b) 20 meters (c) 30 meters
20 meters!
"The average height of a totem pole is a towering 70 feet (21.3m)"
200
What are the four main groups of early Americans based on their locations?
Coastal, Arctic, Plains, Woodland
200
Who opposed the poor, sinful treatment of the Native Americans?
Bartolome de Las Casas
200
What colonies made up the Middle colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
200
What did the Stamp Act do?
Required the thirteen colonies to pay for stationing British troops in their colonies by buying stamps
200
What is this? What is it for?
A kachina. A doll made believed to represent spirits.
300
What other names did the Sioux go by?
Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota
300
What is the main reason why Powhatan didn’t like the colonists at Jamestown?
The English tried to rule over them, and Powhatan didn’t want that.
300
What colonies made up the Southern colonies?
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland
300
What were the four things other than tea that the Townshend Acts taxed?
Paper, paint, lead, glass
300
What is this? Who made it?
It's a kiva. They're a room in a pueblo made by the Pueblo natives for worship.
400
Who were the Cherokee?
One of the largest and most significant tribes in the history of southeastern America
400
What is one group of people notably didn’t explore the Americas?
The Chinese, the Arabs, the Mayas
400
Why were the Middle Colonies considered diverse?
There was a variety of cultures and religious beliefs.
400
What country gained the most benefits from the Treaty of Paris?
The United States
400
What led to the Boston Massacre?
The Townshend Acts
500
What 6 tribes made up the Iroquois by the 1700s?
Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras
500
How do sailors do tacking?
They set the sail to the angle of the wind and zigzag with the wind
500
What was one cash crop in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco; rice; indigo
500
Who were the Hessians?
Mercenaries hired by the British government; often German
500
What battles started the American Revolutionary War?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord