The First Americans
Which groups of Native Americans did we identify?
Where did Christopher Columbus live?
He lived in Italy.
Why did the Spanish start to bring people from Africa to work as slaves?
To have them search for gold and silver.
What was the first ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
The Mayflower
What was the name of the first American colony?
Virginia
What new foods did the Native Americans teach the people who came to America how to plant?
Corn and potatoes
Why did people from Europe go to India?
To get jewels, silks, and spices.
What was the most important part of the mission?
The church.
Why did the Pilgrims choose to go to America?
To be able to practice their own religion (freedom of religion).
What were the three reasons why the English came to America?
To get rich, for freedom of religion, and for a better life.
What did the Native Americans use to make their tools?
Stones and animal bones.
What did Columbus think he was discovering when he landed in America?
India
What was the purpose of a mission?
To teach the Native Americans how to be Catholics.
What was the name of the agreement that the people on the Mayflower came up with to establish the first government and the first laws?
The Mayflower Compact
What were the other colonies?
Massacchusets, Maryland, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.
Where did the Native Americans come from and how did they reach America?
They came from Eurasia and they reached America by crossing the Beringia Bridge.
Who gave Columbus the ships for his mission?
Isabella, the queen of Spain
What did the Priests teach the Native Americans?
How to take care of cows, pigs, and sheep.
What was the first town that was started by the Pilgrims?
Plymouth
They grew tobacco.
What did the Native Americans who lived in the Midwest do to survive?
They hunted buffalos.
What were the names of the three ships Queen Isabella gave Columbus?
The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
What did the Native Americans teach the Spanish?
How to grow tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans.
Why did the first Thanksgiving take place?
Because the Pilgrims finally had a lot of food, and they wanted to give thanks to God and to the Native Americans for helping them.
How many colonies were there by 1753?
13 colonies.