This native american group is known for building igloos and kayaks
Inuit (Eskimo)
100
The area Christopher Columbus thought he was going to reach if he sailed west from Europe.
Asia (India and/or China)
100
This colony was founded on one of the worst possible spots. It was swampy, with mosquitoes, poor soil, and very little fresh water.
What is Jamestown?
100
This group of colonists wanted independence from Britain, and they didn't care if they had to fight to win it.
Who are the Patriots?
100
This English philosopher wrote about natural rights that all people are entitled to.
Who is John Locke?
200
This Native American group relied on Buffalo as their main food source
Plains Indians
200
This conquistador conquered the Aztecs and was one of the few explorers to successfully send home a fair amount of gold.
Who is Hernan Cortez?
200
This colony was created in order to create a new society where its members would be free from religious persecution.
What is Plymouth (Massachusetts Bay Colony?)
200
This group of colonists wanted to remain as a colony of Britain. They were often rich people who benefited from being under Britain's control.
Who are the Loyalists?
200
John Locke said that if the government is not protecting your natural rights, the people should....
What is "overthrow and replace it?"
300
A group whose environment gave them everything they needed, these Native Americans developed an advanced culture complete with artwork, dancing, and music.
Who are the Pacific Northwest Indians (the "Show-Offs")
300
This European country was known for explorers who got along quite well with Native Americans. Their explorers and settlers made their money trapping animals and selling the fur back in Europe.
What is France?
300
This colony was created for the main purpose of making money for its shareholders. Despite a rough start, including a few winters where many died, the colony was the first successful colony in the New World.
What is Jamestown?
300
Colonists would have been much less angry about the higher taxes in the colonies, if only they had this....
What is representation?
300
This document was seen as the precursor to the Constitution. It created the first government in the United States. It gave the states much more power than the federal government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
400
One tribe from this Native American group was the first tribe encountered by the settlers in Plymouth. This group was known for using the forests for their advantage.
Eastern Woodland Indians
400
This colony is sometimes called the "lost colony." It was a failed colony and none of the founding settlers survived.
What is Roanoke?
400
This region of the American colonies was known for large-scale plantation farming. Crops like cotton and tobacco made plantation owners in this region very wealthy.
What is the Southern region? (Southern colonies)
400
These two town names are where the first shots were fired which started the Revolutionary War.
What are Lexington and Concord?
400
This event, which happened in Western Massachusetts, showed leaders at the time how weak the Articles of Confederation were. It scared leaders into meeting to write up a new Constitution.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
500
This word means to make adjustments to your way of life in order to survive and thrive in an environment
What is to adapt?
500
An English explorer who wanted to find the "Northwest Passage." He failed at many of his attempts, some people think it was because he was never able to establish a permanent settlement in the New World.
Who is Sir Humphrey Gilbert?
500
This is the number of original colonies at the time that the Revolutionary War broke out.
What is 13?
500
This event, which happened right here in Boston, was seen as one of the biggest events that led to the Revolutionary War. It involved soldiers firing on unarmed colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
500
This how we often refer to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.