European Explorers
Vocabulary #1
Questions #1
Vocabulary #2
Questions #2
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I was a Spanish explorer who wanted to find a water route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
100
What is a colony?
A colony is a settlement ruled by a far away country.
100
What kind of homes did most coastal tribes in North Carolina build?
They built longhouses.
100
What is a cash crop?
A cash crop is a crop that farmers grow to sell for money. Examples: cotton and tobacco
100
How did many backcountry pioneers earn a living?
They were farmers.
200
I was the leader of the Lost Colony.
John White
200
What is an expedition?
An expedition is a journey to learn more about a new land.
200
Where did many Piedmont tribes gather to discuss problems?
They gathered in meetinghouses.
200
What does barter mean?
To barter means to exchange or trade goods without money.
200
Which group from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania built the city of Salem in 1766?
The Moravians
300
I was an Italian explorer who was hired by the King of France to find the Northwest Passage. I was also the first explorer to reach what is now North Carolina.
Giovanni da Verrazano
300
What is a tax?
A tax is money collected by the government to pay for services.
300
The Catawba government was similar to this because tribe members had a voice in making decisions for their tribe.
They were like a democracy.
300
What is a governor?
A governor is a person who rules or leads a colony.
300
Pioneer families began moving west towards what mountains in the late 1700s?
They began moving towards the Appalachian Mountains.
400
I was a Spanish explorer who wanted to build a Colony.
Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
400
What is a royal colony?
A royal colony is a colony ruled by a king or queen.
400
Where was the first English colony in North Carolina?
Roanoke Island
400
What are raw materials?
Raw materials are natural resources use to make products.
400
Which road did the settlers take through the Appalachian Mountains?
The Wilderness Road
500
I was a Spanish explorer whe wanted to find gold and other riches. I was also the first explorer to explore the Great Smoky Mountains.
Hernando de Soto
500
What is an assembly?
An assembly is a group of people elected to make laws.
500
What raw materials did colonists use to make naval stores?
They used trees.
500
What is a charter?
A charter is a document (piece of paper) that gives certain rights from a government to a person or group of people.
500
How did early American Indians in North Carolina use natural resources?
They used land to grow food. They used wood from trees to build homes, canoes, weapons, and tools. They fished in rivers, they hunted animals, and they used skins to make clothing.
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