English Colonists
Spain & France
Native People
American Empires
Colonial Mix 'Em Ups
Miscellaneous
100
Most English colonies had a majority of the followers of this Christian Church
Anglican/Church of England
100
While France's colonies seemed vast, they were barely populated by French people, their colonies were centered around these.
Trading posts
100
This city of 25,000 built around large mounds was built along the Mississippi River
Cahokia
100
Mayan's used this resource to make the ball for their sport "ball"
rubber
100
Spain's colonization of the New World happens directly after the end of this period of Spanish history, which results in the removal of Muslim rule in Spain.
Reconquista
100
Whales share a common ancestor with this woodland creature.
Wolves
200
While the Royal Governor was appointed by the King, these groups controlled his pay, giving them more power.
Colonial Assemblies
200
Spain's system of labor in exchange for protection and care with indigenous people was called this
Encomienda
200
The pilgrims shared the first Thanksgiving with this Native American tribe.
Wampanoag
200
Aztecs ruled their empire through demands of this from their conquered enemies.
Tribute (food/gold/humans for sacrifice)
200
Georgia was originally meant to serve as a barrier between the Carolinas and this Spanish colony.
Florida
200
Is a tomato a vegetable
No, vegetable is a culinary distinction, not a scientific one.
300
England set up its colonies with this economic system in mind
Mercantilism
300
This man sailed with Columbus, but later wrote a book detailing the abuses of Spanish colonizers against indigenous people.
Bartolome de las Casas
300
The introduction of this changes the shape of Native American cultures after the arrival of Europeans
horses
300
This summer palace of the Incan emperor was "lost" until an American hiker "found" it in 1911
Machu Picchu
300
There were between 300,000 and a million of these people on the island named Hispaniola by Columbus. Within decades there were only 200 of them left.
Taino
300
This man is the biggest movie star in the world, what is his name?
Shah Rukh Khan
400
As long as the colonies are loyal and profitable for the mother country, laws and regulations are not enforced severely. This was known in the American colonies as
Salutary Neglect
400
The Spanish utilize disease and these people to help them defeat the Aztecs.
The Aztecs neighbors
400
This early semi-democratic coalition forms among the Native people of current states like New York.
Iroquois Confederacy
400
Unlike the Incas, the Mayans and Aztecs built these for religious purposes.
Pyramids
400
This small percentage of enslaved Africans came to the British colonies during the TransAtlantic Slave Trade.
4% (will take answers between 2 and 7%)
400
Who is this?
Dr. Rosen, your principal.
500
An increase in demand for cash crops from the colonies led to an increase in demand for this in the colonies
Enslaved people
500
Spain moves the capital of Peru from the Incan city of Cuzco to Lima because of
the elevation of Cuzco was too difficult for the Europeans to live in
500
These people successfully revolted against Spanish rule in the American southwest.
Pueblo
500
Unlike the Aztecs and the Incans, the Mayan power structure was
Decentralized/No emperor/king
500
This philosopher writes the "Fundamental Constitution of the Carolinas" a document that will go on to influence Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
500
How old is Mr. Given?
43
600
Early colonists on the British colony of Roanoke disappear, leaving behind this semi-cryptic message and no other trace.
Croatan
600
What factor in the way French society was built contributes to the relative lack of settlers from France?
majority of the population are peasants
600
King Philip was the settler's name for this man who waged one of the bloodier wars of colonial American history.
Metacomet/Metacom
600
The Mayan calendar ended in this year, a year where many thought the world was going to end. It didn't. Or did it?
2012
600
The island that Columbus landed on in 1492 partially got its pre-Columbian name back after a revolution ended there in 1804.
Haiti
600
John Coltrane, born in Hamlet, NC, played many styles of jazz. Name one.
Bebop, Hard bop, free jazz, modal jazz, spiritual jazz