Native Americans & Early Colonization
Jamestown & Pocahontas
The Pilgrims & The Mayflower
The 13 Colonies & Founding Fathers
The Cold War & Beyond
100
What stereotype did people often have about Pre-Columbian Native Americans?
That they lived in perfect harmony with nature or were intellectually limited.
100
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
100
What year did the Pilgrims arrive in the New World?
1620
100
What year did the 13 colonies declare independence?
1776
100
Which two nations were in conflict during the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union.
200
What important knowledge did Native Americans lack, despite their achievements in astronomy and architecture?
The use of the plough and the wheel.
200
What natural problems made life difficult for Jamestown settlers?
Swamps, drought, poor water, famine, and disease.
200
Where did the Pilgrims first land in America?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
200
Name three of the original 13 colonies.
200
What was the Marshall Plan’s purpose?
To help rebuild Western Europe after World War II.
300
Who was the English queen who supported pirates attacking Spanish ships?
Queen Elizabeth I.
300
Who was Pocahontas’s father and what was his role?
The Powhattan chief, leader of the local tribe.
300
How many settlers arrived on the Mayflower?
102
300
Who is known as the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
300
What alliance did the U.S. create in 1949 to protect Western Europe?
NATO
400
What did King Philip II of Spain gain from his conquered lands in the New World?
Wealth and resources (gold and silver)
400
Who did Pocahontas marry and why was it important?
John Rolfe; their marriage brought peace and symbolized cultural cooperation.
400
What Native American tradition inspired the modern Thanksgiving celebration?
The three-day feast shared by Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621.
400
Who was the leader of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
400
What was the first major war of the Cold War era?
The Korean War
500
What was one major problem that delayed English ships returning to Roanoke Island?
Bad weather and pirate attacks
500
How many Jamestown settlers survived by 1610?
Only 60.
500
What happened in the years after the Mayflower’s arrival that affected Native Americans?
Loss of their lands, lives, and enslavement.
500
What kind of democracy did the Founding Fathers create for the United States?
A representative democracy.
500
What agreement ended above-ground nuclear testing in 1963?
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty