European Settlements
What was the name of the ship that brought the settlers came over?
The Mayflower
What was the Virginia Company?
144 men, women and children that cameleer to settle in Jamestown, given permission by the King of England.
What animal did the Inca's use for food and clothing?
Llamas
What is a timeline?
a visual representation of when events occur from the earliest to the most present date.
Who were the Mississippi Mound Builders? Why were they called this name?
These Native Americans were also known as Mound Builders because they built more than 5,000 mounds of earth across the land.
Who wrote the Mayflower Compact and was the first governor of the Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford
When did the Virginia Company come over and settle in Jamestown?
Where was the Aztec Civlization located and where was their capital city located?
Mexico and Mexico City
What does 200 years B.C. mean
200 years before the birth of Christ
What were the heads of the Mississippi Mound Builders tribe called?
Chiefs
Who was the Indian chief that the settlers met that taught them to hunt/gather and harvest crops?
Squanto
What was the name of the King, that gave the Virginia Company permission to settle in Jamestown.
King James I
Who ruled the Aztecs, Incas, and the Mayans, what were those rulers called?
Emperors
What is the definition of chronological order?
Chronological order is the order in which the events occurred, from first to last.
What was the name of the group of people that traveled to the Plymouth Plantation on the Mayflower?
Pilgrims
In 1664 the English took over the Dutch territory, what was the new name of the territory?
New York
Who was the first person to lead the colonists of Jamestown?
John Smith
What was the name of the Spanish conquistador that made the Aztec empire fall?
Hernan Cortes
What does A.D stand for and what does it mean?
Anno Domini and the year of our lord
Which of the following colonial settlements was owned and operated by the Dutch West India Company?
New Amsterdam
Where did the Massachusetts Bay Colony finally settle after they left Salem?
Boston
What was the first permanent settlement of North America?
Plymouth
What was the religion for all 3 civilizations?
They were all polytheistic
What is a generation?
the period of time it takes for people to be born, grow up, and begin having their own children. People who are born around the same time period are usually from the same generation. In the U.S., each generation receives a name.
Which group of people did John Winthrop lead to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1630?
John Winthrop