Native American Regions & Adaptations
Because it rained so much along the Pacific Northwest coast, Native tribes in this region used cedar, tree bark and timber to make these types of houses
What are Longhouses
The Middle Colonies earned this agricultural nickname because their rich soil and moderate climate allowed them to farm and export vast amounts of wheat.
What are the "Breadbasket Colonies"?
Because colonial families couldn't shop at retail stores or use modern technology, they had to rely on this lifestyle where they made or grew everything themselves
What is total self-sufficiency? or self-reliance
Great Britain began enforcing strict taxes and laws on the colonies mainly to pay off massive debts from this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
The United States sits within these two hemispheres.
What are the Northern and Western Hemispheres?
After Europeans introduced this animal, Great Plains tribes were able to track and hunt bison far more effectively across the open grasslands
What is the Horse?
Cold winters, short growing seasons, and rocky soil forced this colonial region to focus on shipbuilding, fishing, and trade instead of cash crops
What is New England?
What are the three colonial regions
What are the New England, Middle, and Southern
Following Pontiac's Rebellion, King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which forbade colonists from doing this
What is settling or taking land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Running horizontally around the middle of the Earth at 0 latitude, this line splits the world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
Tribes living in the Great Plains built these lightweight shelter so they could move at a moments notice
What are Teepes
While New England was founded mainly for religious freedom, the Southern Colonies were primarily established for this reason.
What is making a profit and owning land?
To keep tighter control over trade and wealth, Great Britain passed these acts forcing colonial trade to use British ships and ports, leading colonists to start smuggling goods.
What are the Navigation Acts?
When Britain taxed the colonies, colonists argued that they shouldn't have to pay taxes if this wasn't met (Im looking for the specific phrase)
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"
Running vertically through 0 longitude, this line splits the globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian
When European explorers first arrived in North America, this single factor caused the most devastating population loss among Native tribes across almost all regions. Also include what Native Americans were lacking to this factor.
What are introduced European diseases (to which tribes had no immunity)?
Unlike New England's strict religious rules, William Penn established Pennsylvania with this major rule regarding faith
What is religious freedom / tolerance for anyone who believes in God?
This act forced colonies to pay a tax every time they wanted to mail a letter
What is the Stamp Act
The outcome of the French and Indian War changed how colonists viewed the British King, shifting his role from a "Protector" to this negative title.
What is a Tyrant?
Based on global landmass size, this continent is the largest in the world
What is Asia
In the Eastern Woodlands, indigenous communities wove shells into wampum belts to serve this important cultural purpose.
What is recording treaties, official agreements, or historical events?
Name 3 Cash Crops that plantation owners in Southern States grew.
What are Indigo, Rice, Cotton, Tobacco
Colonial families made two essential household items—candles for light and soap for cleaning—by boiling down this animal byproduct.
What is whale fat
This Native American chief fought a war against the colonists that resulted in intervention from King George III
Chief Pontiac
As new nation rules were being crafted during the American Revolution era, founding leaders drafted these two famous founding documents.
What are the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?