Pre-Colonization
Who lived in North America before it was colonized?
Native Americans
Who is most commonly credited with the discovery of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What happened to the first colony?
It disappeared
Which country did the colonies have to obey?
Britain
What job did most colonists have?
Farming
What did Natve American religion heavily focus on?
Nature
What was the person who discovered the Americas looking for?
Christopher Columbus
Why did people leave Britain to go to the colonies?
Who was able to vote in the colonies?
Landowning white men
What was expected of women in the colonies?
To raise children
What did Europeans bring that killed a large number of Natives?
Disease
Why did Columbus' Crew almost mutiny?
The trip was taking too long
What was the name of the first successful colony?
Jamestown
How did people in the colonies make decisions for their town?
Townhall / Voting
Why was a large family seen as a benefit in the colonies?
More people to help with work
What was the name of the civilization in South America before Europeans showed up?
The Inca
Who was the person from Greenland who made it to the Americas before Europeans?
Leif Ericson
What religious group founded a colony in Massachusetts?
The Puritans
Who was given control of the colonies by the king and represented the king in the colonies?
The governor
Which colonies had public education?
The New England Colonies
How is it theorized that humans first made it to the Americas?
Along land bridge from Russia to Alaska
What country paid for Columbus' voyage?
Spain
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Which type of colony was owned by a single person?
Proprietary
Why did the Puritans care so much about education?
Everyone was expected to read the Bible