Native Americans and Early Exploration
The ________ is the Mesopotamian group whose name means “Rubber people”
Olmec
Meeting where delegates of the colonies met to discuss the opposition to the Intolerable Acts.
First continental congress
The Pilgrims and Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving in what year?
1621
prohibited colonists from settling beyond the appalachian mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Term for Spanish conquerors
Conquistadors
ndians in the ________ region were known as cliff dwellers because of the elaborate houses they constructed in the sides of cliffs
Southwest
True or False: The First Continental Congress called for an overthrow of the king
FALSE
Official permission for obtaining a colony
Charter
stated that certain products could be shipped only to england or other English colonies
Navigation and Trade Acts
Term for Indians constantly on the move
Nomadic
Indians from the _______ region hunted caribou, whales, seals, and walruses and used whale oil for light
Arctic and Subarctic
The first town the British troops reached and where the first casualties of the War for Independence occurred was
A colony in which the king chose the governor
Royal
taxed legal documents, newspapers, calendars, playing cards, and other printed items
Stamp Act
The ______________ was the first attempt to unite the colonies
Albany Plan of Union
The Seminole, Cherokee, and Creek Indians were all from the _________ region.
Southeast
The British marched to ________ and _________ to destroy colonial arms stockpiles and capture colonial leaders.
Lexington and Concord
guaranteed religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity.
Acts of Toleration
taxed imported goods such as sugar, molasses, and coffee
Sugar Act
The European country whose North American settlements were along the St. Lawrence and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes
France
The strongest confederation of North American tribes was the __________
Iroquois
British King who petitioned the Stamp Act
King George III
Mayflower Compact
required colonists to house British troops in barracks, stables, or other buildings
Quartering Act
What two things did the Spanish conquistadors bring that impacted the local tribes
Warfare and Disease