Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
Asia
What do ALL maps have in common?
Created by Collecting Data
Name all 4 cardinal directions on a compass.
N, S, E, W
The first colonists to arrive at Plymouth came in search of
Religious Freedom
Someone who agreed to work for an employer for a set period of time in order to pay off a debt was called
Indentured Servant
Who discovered the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Describe a natural environment and what may be in it
Answers will vary.
Why was Massachusetts Bay founded?
Protect Puritans
Which river did La Salle explore?
Mississippi
The first successful colony in North America
Jamestown
Juan Ponce de León looked for
the fountain of youth
Which Ocean is on the EAST coast of North America?
Atlantic
Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?
They did not practice the same religion as the Church of England
How did most Native Americans die of contagious diseases?
Europeans brought the diseases with them when they explored
Wearing animal skin for clothes was a _________________ that the Inuits made to survive where they lived.
Adaptation
The Americas
Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?
Protection from saw sharp grass
Name the 4 most common types of ENVIRONMENTS...
Arctic Ice Fields, Desert, Grasslands, Mountains
Early Native Americans settled in places that had
Rich Natural Resources
Define Northwest Passage
The supposed route across northern North America that Europeans searched for but never found
What 4 things were named after Henry Hudson?
Strait, Bay, River, Valley
What is located at 0° latitude?
The equator
DOUBLE POINTS!!!!!!!! Name all 7 Native American Regions
Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, California Intermountain, Great Plains, Plateau, Eastern Woodlands
What Native American help the Jamestown Colony?
Pocahontas
What is an astrolabe?
Tells sailors how far N r S of the equator they are.