Three important foods that were grown by Tribes of the Southeast.
What are beans, corn, and squash?
100
Financed by Spain, this explorer sailed west in search of a quicker and safer route to the Indies.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
100
This first successful colony was established in Virginia.
What is Jamestown?
100
In 1765, England decided to make colonists pay taxes on paper documents. This was called the_____ Act.
What is The Stamp Act?
200
This was the first indigenous tribe.
What is the Paleo Indian Tribe?
200
This tribe lived mostly in western TN (you know. . . Where present day Memphis is) and they liked to hunt (Hint: Cherokee or Chickasaw).
What is The Chickasaw Tribe?
200
In 1513, this explorer discovered Florida, while looking for the "Fountain of Youth".
Who is Ponce de Leon?
200
Prior to the settlement of Jamestown, these settlers tried to start a colony in Virginia, in 1857. They waited for 3 years for a supply ship, but once the ship arrived, everyone had disappeared. They are known as the "Lost Colony".
What is Roanoke?
200
In 1775, two lanterns were lit, at a church, to signal that the British were crossing the Charles River. This prompted this guy to begin a "midnight ride" to warn that the people in Lexington and Concord.
Who is Paul Revere?
300
The first indigenous tribe that were farmers (located in West Tennessee).
What are the Woodland Indians?
300
Cherokee Indians lived in this part of Tennessee (Hint: think about where modern day Knoxville is located).
What is the eastern part of Tennessee?
300
The first person to lead an expedition around the globe.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
300
Most of the Puritans settled here.
What is New England?
300
The final battle in the Revolutionary War, even though the Treaty of Paris would not be signed for two more years.
What was The Battle of Yorktown?
400
This second group of indigenous people were the first hunters and gatherers.
What are the Archaic Indians?
400
TN tribes were eventually forced in this direction, to escape being overrun by white settlers.
What is West?
400
The explorer that claimed the entire Pacific Ocean for Spain.
Who was Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
400
Some of the richer people lived in this region. Some had plantations, and they grew "cash crops" like indigo (ink), and tobacco.
What are the Southern Colonies?
400
The bloody battle where the British killed 5 unarmed people in 1770.
What is The Boston Massacre?
500
The most significant archeological site in Tennessee, these mounds were constructed, during the Woodland Period, to provide a place for religious temples.
What are the Pinson Mounds?
500
The Creek Indian Tribe lived in this part of Tennessee.
What is Middle Tennessee?
500
Discovered the entire continent of North America, and claimed it for Spain.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
500
This was a conflict between the American Colonists and the French over control of the Ohio River Valley.
What is The French and Indian War.
500
This was a secret political organization that opposed British taxes and laws. They are known for their motto: "No Taxation Without Representation!"