Indigenous
It was the largest Native American city north of Mexico.
What was Cahokia?
A source produced at the time of the event, or by someone who directly experienced the event.
What is a primary source?
The first permanent English settlement in North America.
What was Jamestown?
This group quit the Church of England, moved to Holland, then sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in the Mayflower.
Who were the Pilgrims?
One reason Europeans sailed to the New World was for this precious metal.
What was gold?
At its peak, Cahokia was larger than this European city.
What was London?
When examining a primary source, you should look for information about this person.
Who is the author/creator?
The first Englishmen who landed in Virginia sailed for this reason.
What was gold/silver/commodities?
This group of people wanted to "purify" the Church of England of its Catholic rituals.
Who were the Puritans?
One reason Europeans sailed to the New World was to be free to practice their ___________.
What was religion?
Approximately this many people were living in the Americas before European contact.
What is 60 million?
A source of information about a historical event that is produced after the event.
What is a secondary source?
The addictive cash crop of the Chesapeake colonies.
What was tobacco?
The Pilgrims settled this colony in 1620, the second permanent English colony in North America.
What was Plymouth?
One reason Europeans sailed to the New World was to escape poverty and have an opportunity to own this.
What was land?
Cahokia was known for these structures.
What were earth pyramids?
This assignment showed that an event can be interpreted differently depending on whether you read a book (by the same author) from 1608 or 1624.
What is Pocahontas/John Smith?
These two colonies were founded along the Chesapeake Bay.
What were Maryland and Virginia?
The Puritans believed that to understand God, one should read this text for themselves.
What was the Bible?
One reason Europeans sailed to the New World was to spread _________.
What was Christianity?
Native Americans lived in these three ways/ communities before European contact.
What were hunter-gatherers, farmers/villages, and cities?
These assignments showed that an event can be interpreted differently depending on whom you ask about it.
What are Snapshot and Mac Hall?
John Smith's map of Virginia (1612) clearly showed this group of people, while Edward Williams' map (1651) did not.
Who were Native Americans?
Because Native Americans were not Christian, the Puritans viewed them as ___________.
What were savages/heathens (nonbelievers)/uncivilized people?
This European empire was the first to colonize the New World in the 16th century. (note: not on quiz)
What was Spain?