Vocab
Another name for towns
Pueblos
Forts where Spanish soldiers lived
Presidios
Ship the Pilgrims sailed over on to the America’s
Mayflower
What geometric shape is used for stop signs?
Octagon
What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
Spanish conquerors
Conquistadors
Disease brought over by the Spanish that plagued the Central Mexican civilizations
Smallpox
Nickname given to the colony of Roanoke
Lost Colony
Which birds can flap their wings between 50 to 70 times a second?
Hummingbird
What is the most common letter in the English alphabet?
E
Legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
Charter
The country that took over the Aztec Empire was _____________
Spain
John Smith founded what colony?
Jamestown
In the movie “Inside Out”, what are Riley’s five emotions?
Anger, Disgust, Sadness, Joy, Fear
What marine mammals hold hands under water so they don’t float away?
Otters
Churches built to spread religion
Missions
Aztec emperor from 1466 to 1520
Moctezuma
Self-governed document w/ laws that the Pilgrims used as an early form of government
Mayflower Compact
How many eyes does a bee have?
Five
What type of African animal is known as a “river horse”?
Hippo
New England colonists who left England for religious freedom
Puritans
One of the reasons the Aztecs were destroyed because they hesitated & thought the conquerors were _________
Gods
The 1st Governor of Massachusetts was ___________
John Winthrop
Which US city is known as the City of Brotherly Love?
Philadelphia
What Winter Olympic sport is played with stones and brooms?
Curling