Native American Groups
Type of heritage that is passed down through mother's line
Matrilineal
Possible answers: Resources, gold, land, faster route to India and China, Spread of Christianity
Who was the king that granted a charter to the Virginia Company in 1606 to settle and "civilize" America?
King James I
Tobacco
George Washington
Type of heritage passed down through father's line
Patrilineal
Who were the sailors and warriors from Scandinavia and were the first Europeans to reach North America?
Vikings
What was the name of the joint stock company with a group of wealthy investors that planed to establish settlements in America for profit?
Virginia Company
______ and yellow fever in the south kept life expectancies low.
Malaria
Who had the world's most powerful navy?
The British
Northeastern Native American Groups are divided between two major language groups: Algonguian and ___________
Iroquois
Who was the Italian sent by Spain and landed in the Caribbean?
Christopher Columbus
What year did settlers arrive to the New World?
1607
The British were granted a charter in 1732 to establish the province of Georgia, which was created as a buffer between them (the British) and ________ who controlled Florida.
Spain/Spanish
Who won the battle of Bunker Hill?
The British
Southeastern groups had structured governments with tribes and clans and were hunters and farmers. Name one Southeastern group.
Possible answers: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Natchez, and Seminole
Who was the Italian sent by England and explored the coast of Newfoundland, Canada?
John Cabot
What was the name of Chief Powhatan's daughter?
Pocahontas
What was the name of the 1676 rebellion led by former indentured servants and resulted in the burning of Jamestown?
Bacon's Rebellion
Washington crossed the ___________ on Christmas night 1776 for a surprise attack.
Delaware River
Name a Southwest Native American Group.
Hopi, Acoma, Zumi (more broadly known as Puebloan)
Who is the Italian navigator who wrote popular books about travel (hint: the America's were named after him--must get the full name right!)
Amerigo Vespucci
John Rolfe helped create the first cash crop. What was it?
Tobacco
What was the system called that encouraged the importation of workers by granting land to the "head" of the family?
Headright System
Who was sent to Paris to gain a treaty alliance against the British?
Benjamin Franklin