Native American Societies
This crop, central to many Native American societies, was considered sacred and was often cultivated in a triad with beans and squash.
Answer: Corn
This animal, brought to the Americas by Europeans, greatly impacted the lives of Native American tribes on the Great Plains.
Answer: Horses
In 1492, this event led to the first sustained contact between Europe and the Americas, beginning the Columbian Exchange.
Answer: Christopher Columbus’ voyage
This explorer’s voyage in 1492 led to the European discovery of the Americas, initiating the process of European colonization.
Answer: Christopher Columbus
This 1492 event, sponsored by Spain, marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Answer: Christopher Columbus' voyage
This agricultural practice, including the cultivation of corn, beans, and squash together, was crucial to many Native American societies.
Answer: The Three Sisters (Corn, Beans, Squash)
The introduction of this European crop to the Americas, particularly in the Caribbean, led to the establishment of the transatlantic slave trade.
Answer: Sugarcane
In this 1680 revolt, Native Americans in New Mexico successfully expelled Spanish settlers for a time, marking a rare Native victory.
Answer: Pueblo Revolt
This Powhatan leader helped the survival of the Jamestown colony by providing food and trade relations and is famously connected to his daughter, Pocahontas.
Answer: Chief Powhatan
This settlement, founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company, was the first permanent English colony in North America.
Answer: Jamestown, Virginia
The Great Plains tribes, such as the Sioux, relied heavily on this animal for food, clothing, and tools.
Answer: Bison
This major disease brought by Europeans decimated Native American populations, with death tolls reaching as high as 90% in some regions.
Answer: Smallpox
Spanish missionaries, including Franciscans and Jesuits, sought to convert Native Americans to Christianity through the establishment of missions in this region.
Answer: Southwest (e.g., California, New Mexico)
This Spanish conquistador led the first successful European settlement in North America, St. Augustine, in 1565.
Answer: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
This 1494 agreement, brokered by the Pope, divided the New World between Spain and Portugal, influencing future colonization efforts.
Answer: Treaty of Tordesillas?
This powerful confederacy of five Native American nations (later six) in the Northeast is known for its sophisticated political system, which influenced aspects of the U.S. Constitution.
Answer: The Iroquois Confederacy?
This New World crop, which became a staple in Europe, was critical in increasing population growth on the continent.
Answer: Potato
This event in 1675-1676 was a major rebellion by Native Americans against English settlers in New England, led by a Wampanoag leader.
Answer: King Philip’s War
This Native American woman played a crucial role in assisting the Jamestown colony by marrying John Rolfe and facilitating trade between the settlers and the Powhatan.
Answer: Pocahontas
This Spanish settlement, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in what is now the United States.
Answer: St. Augustine?
These Plains tribes relied heavily on buffalo and lived in tepees.
Answer: Sioux, Cheyenne, Comanche
This crop from the New World was adopted by Europeans and became a key agricultural product, leading to changes in European diets and culinary traditions.
Answer: Corn (Maize)
This tribe helped the early English settlers at Plymouth by teaching them how to farm local crops and fish.
Answer: Wampanoag
This Iroquois leader helped to strengthen the confederacy and played a pivotal role in promoting peace among the six nations.
Answer: Hiawatha (Iroquois leader)
This mysterious English colony, established on Roanoke Island in the late 1500s, disappeared, with only the word "Croatoan" left behind.
Answer: The Roanoke Colony (The Lost Colony)?