Early Americans
European Explorers
N.A. Indians
European Colonization
Thirteen Colonies
100
Humans who crossed the Beringia land bride thousands of years ago.
Paleo Indians
100
Explorer who explored the islands off the coast of Florida.
Columbus
100
Indian tribes of North American who farmed and hunted bear and deer and lived in the forests.
Eastern Woodlands
100
What Europeans called North and South America during the 1600's.
The New World
100
Tobacco, indigo, cotton, and rice are examples.
Cash Crops
200
Earliest known civilization in Central America.
Olmec
200
The conquistador who killed the Incas in South America.
Pizarro
200
One way Native Americans solved problems and made decisions.
Tribal Councils
200
First known written government for colonists in the New World.
Mayflower Compact
200
European country that claimed to own the Thirteen Colonies.
England
300
Indians who settled in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River areas.
Mound Builders
300
Explorer who is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the world by ship.
Magellan
300
The belief in one or more gods.
Religion
300
The people who started New Amsterdam (later New York City).
Dutch
300
Humans who were kidnapped from Africa and sent to the colonies to work for no pay.
Slaves
400
Indians who lived on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Maya
400
How most of the Native Americans died.
Diseases
400
Indian tribes that hunted buffalo and lived as nomads.
Great Plains
400
The land around the Great Lakes and Mississippi River which was claimed by France.
French Territory
400
Products that are shipped to another country to be sold for a profit.
Exports
500
Indians who sacrificed humans to please their gods.
Aztec
500
First Spanish mission in the New World.
St. Augustine
500
Indian tribes who hunted whales and carved canoes and totem poles from logs.
Northwest
500
Allowing others to have their own beliefs and opinions.
Tolerance
500
The price of a product goes up or down depending on how much people are willing to pay for it.
Supply and Demand
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