Vocabulary
A variety of corn.
What is maize.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The continent from which the first Americans came
What is Asia?
The first successful English colony
What is Jamestown?
The leader of the Powhatan tribe
to be destroyed; to disappear
What is perish?
Christopher Columbus demonstrated that the earth was not ___________
What is flat?
A civilization in America before Columbus arrived
Who were the Aztec, Inca, Maya, and/or Olmec?
(need just one)
The role John Smith had in Jamestown
What is council member (or president)?
The daughter of Powhatan, known for being a bit mischievous
Who is Pocahontas?
government linking different groups
What is a federation?
These people found America (Canada) long before Columbus
Who were the Vikings?
The space object worshipped by the Inca people
What is the sun?
This could be effective at close range, but not from far away. It also took a long time to reload.
What is a gun?
The type of warfare based on quick sneak attacks
What is guerrilla warfare?
a society ruled by religious leaders
What is a theocracy?
The place Columbus thought he was going when he landed in America.
What is India?
The name of the now-underwater walkway the first Americans used to arrive in America.
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
Religious freedom and to make money
What are reasons Europeans came to America?
While guns were deadly, many Powhatans actually died from this following the Europeans' arrival.
What is disease/infection?
a state of disorder due to the absence or lack of recognition of authority
What is anarchy?
The place where Columbus landed when he arrived in America.
What is the Caribbean or the Bahamas?
The name for the very first people to step foot in America.
What is the Paleo-Indians?
The name of the company John Smith worked for
What is the Virginia Company?
The Englishman Pocahontas married.
Who is John Rolfe?