Conquest
Jamestown
Causes of the Revolution
The Constitution
Historical Thinking
100
What did Columbus and other Spanish explorers hope to find in abundance the Americas?
Gold
100
Why is Jamestown notable?
It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas/Such a large number of colonists died.
100
What war contributed to an increased national debt in Britian
The French and Indian War
100
Who is the head of the executive branch of government?
The president of the United States of America
100
What is the process of condensing the main ideas of a text, and putting them into your own words?
Summarizing
200
Where did Christopher Columbus first land on his first voyage to the Western Hemisphere?
The Caribbean Islands (Cuba)
200
In which state is Jamestown currently located?
Virginia
200
What did the Proclamation of 1763 attempt to limit?
Settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains
200
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
200
What is the process of interacting with a text called? Where you identify key points, moments of interest, questions you may have, etc.
Annotation
300
Common misconceptions: Columbus never actually set foot on this modern nation.
The United States of America
300
This natural phenomenon degraded the quality of the water the Jamestown colonists used.
The tides
300
What did the Stamp Act place taxes on?
Paper products. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed
300
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place? (Where was the constitution written?)
Philadelphia
300
When making a historical argument, what is the most effective way to gain credibility?
Use examples and evidence directly from the text, and to do so from multiple texts.
400
Who tried to hide in the forest, drank poison, and even stopped having children (all by choice) after the arrival of the Spanish
The Native Peoples of the Americas
400
What occupation did many colonists hold that was potentially unhelpful in their attempts to stay alive
Gentlemen
400
What did colonists want if they were going to continue to be taxed?
Political representation
400
What guiding government document was replaced by the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation.
400
What is the point of looking at history through multiple perspectives?
To get a more complete picture of how history was experienced, viewed, lived.
500
Name the Spanish historian who recorded the atrocities the Native peoples faced at the hands of the Spanish.
Bartoleme de las Casas
500
This Native American Tribe was directly impacted by the presence of the Jamestown colonists.
Powhatan
500
Who is the famous for becoming a martyr in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
500
Why did the Constitution create three branches of government?
To limit the power of any one part of government
500
What is bias impacted by?
Aspects of our identity
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