Peoples + Cultures Before Columbus
Which civilization in North America built large earthen mounds for religious and political purposes?
Mississippians
Which explorer is credited with being the first European to reach the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Which crop from the Americas became a staple food in Europe and helped increase European population?
corn, or maize
Which protest slogan did colonists use to object to taxes passed by Parliament?
No taxation without representation
What era includes thousands of years prior to the first European landing in the Americas?
Pre-Columbian Era
What indigenous group was located in Central Mexico and was well-known for its floating gardens and large stone temples?
Aztecs
Which Portuguese explorer led the first voyage to sail around the world, even though he died before completing it?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which English colony, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown, Virginia
Which event in 1770 involved British soldiers firing into a crowd in Boston and was used as propaganda by colonial leaders?
Boston Massacre
What era was the bloodiest in U.S. history, occurring in the 1860s?
Civil War Era
Which Mesoamerican civilization created a calendar system and built huge stone palaces in what is present-day Guatemala?
Mayans
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire?
Cortes
Which economic policy involved European powers controlling trade so colonies supplied raw materials and bought finished goods?
Mercantilism
What was the name of the war between the French and the British prior to the Revolutionary Era?
Which era involved European nations establishing colonies and competing for land and resources in the Americas?
Colonial Era
Which South American empire built thousands of miles of roads through the Andes Mountains?
Incas
Which English explorer searched for a Northwest Passage and has a bay and river named after him?
Henry Hudson
Which colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620 and created a self-governing agreement called the Mayflower Compact?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Which now-famous British lieutenant colonel is responsible for kicking off the first military battle of the French + Indian War?
George Washington
What is the only era named directly after a U.S. president?
Age of Jackson, or Jacksonian Era
Which cultural group in the Eastern Woodlands formed a powerful confederacy of several nations known for its political influence and longhouses?
Iroquois
Which explorer conquered the Incas in South America even though he only had a few hundred men?
Francisco Pizarro
Which early British colonial failure in North Carolina disappeared without a trace and is often called the Lost Colony?
Roanoke
This edict from the King of England said no American colonists could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
What era included the first 5 U.S. presidencies?
Early Republic Era