US GEOGRAPHY
Where is the Coastal Plain located?
Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
Where did the Inuits live?
Alaska and Northern Canada
Name three motivations for exploration of the new world.
Economic—Gold, natural resources, and trade
Religious—Spread of Christianity
Competitions for empire and belief in superiority of own culture
Why was Roanoke Island established?
As an economic venture
Why did England want to control its colonies?
England wanted to remain a world power and to get the money from the taxes to pay for the French and Indian War
Where is the Canadian Shield located?
Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape
Where did the Kwakiutl Indians live?
Pacific Northwest coast
Name four obstacles to exploration
Poor maps and navigational tools
Disease/starvation
Fear of unknown
Lack of adequate supplies
What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World? When and why was it established?
Jamestown was an economic venture established in 1607
Why did England tax the colonies?
To help pay for the French and Indian War and to help maintain the troops that were in the colonies.
Name the two oceans that border the United States.
The Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
Where did the Sioux Indians live?
Interior lowlands called the Great Plains
Who claimed the southwest region of the United States for Spain?
Francisco Coronado
Who established the Plymouth colony and why?
Separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution.
What did John Locke think all people have a right to?
Life, liberty and property
What are the lakes called that provided inland ports in the Midwest?
Great Lakes
How did the American Indians (First Americans) get their food?
They fished, hunted and harvested crops
Who established the French settlement of Quebec?
Samuel de Champlain
What was New England social life like?
Village and church as center of life
Religious reformers and separatists
What are unalienable rights?
Rights that can not be taken away
Who did the Atlantic Ocean serve as a highway for?
Explorers, early settlers and later immigrants
What was American Indian (First American) clothing made of?
Animal skins and plants
What did John Cabot explore?
Eastern Canada
What made up New England political life?
Town meetings
What was the First Continental Congress?
Delegates from all colonies met to discuss problems with England and to promote independence