Indigenous Pre-America
European Contact
Colonies
American Independence
NCS Fun Facts
100
What is the name of the Confederacy that is Indigenous to the land we are on today?
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
100
In what year did Columbus first comes to the Americas?
1492
100
What colony is said to have mysteriously vanished?
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
100
Which war lasted from 1754-1763?
French and Indian War
100
What day of the week is egg day for breakfast?
Tuesday
200
Name three elements of community
Arts and Culture, Basic Needs, Economy, Education, Health, Environment, Neighbors
200
What were the motives for European exploration? Hint (three Gs)
God, Gold, Glory
200
What was the first successful British colony?
Jamestown, 1607
200
What is the message of this image, created by Benjamin Franklin?
The Colonies must join together to survive attacks from other nations, first the French, then the British.
200
What activities do we start class with on Friday?
States Song and Stretch, then Essential Question
300
What is the name of the beads that the Haudenosaunee used to trade?
Wampum
300
Why did Columbus and other explorers call the Native People they found "Indians?"
The explorers thought they had sailed to India.
300
Name all 13 Colonies
Mass, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
300
What is Salutary Neglect?
The unofficial policy of the British Empire to let the Colonies operate themselves from about 1600-1750.
300
Why did 7th grade history visit the barn?
To see our sheep get sheared and to learn about how wool was used in colonial times (Wool Act of 1699)
400
Name three major geographical features of New York State.
Answers will vary
400
Name three effects of the Age of Exploration.
Answers may vary:
Increased movement of people and goods (Colonists, enslaved people, food/plants/animals)
Contact between previously isolated/separate societies (Globalization), the invasion and/or destruction of many Indigenous Peoples’ civilizations, the spread of deadly diseases, centuries of warfare and conquest, the spread of religion, Global economy (trade), Creation of more accurate maps
400
Which colonial region (New England, Middle, or Southern) was know for large plantations that relied on the free labor of enslaved people?
Southern
400
Why did the British tax the Colonists? (Name two reasons)
To get money to pay their debts and to assert control over the Colonies.
400
When did Jess Porter start working at NCS?
2019
500
What is the definition of matrilineal?
A society/family structure that follows the mother's lineage.
500
What were the five major European countries involved in the Age of Exploration?
England, France, Spain, Holland (Netherlands), and Portugal
500
What role did Tituba play in the Salem Witch Trials?
Tituba, an enslaved women, was one of the first people to be accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. She pled guilty and blamed others for the same "crime."
500
What year was the Stamp Act enacted?
1765
500
How many class days will we have during Turkey Term?
11! We will be studying the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, using the musical Hamilton to bring the history alive!