Unit 1 - NA and European Exploration

1.1 - Geography of SC

100

Geographic region that is part of the Appalachian Mountain chain, located in the Northwest corner of the state.

Blue Ridge

200

Geographic region that is very hilly, just south of the Blue Ridge.

Piedmont

300

Geographic region with rolling hills with sandy soil, located in the midlands.

Sandhills

400

Geographic region with mostly flat, swampy land with good farm land.

Coastal Plains

500

Geographic region containing beaches and marshes.

Coastal Zone

1.2 - Natives of SC

100

How did Native Americans make tools and weapons?

Bones, Wood, Rocks

200

What was used to make canoes?

Tree Trunks

300

How did Native Americans view land ownership?

Communal

400

Native American created farm land by cutting trees and burning the brush, what was this technique called?

Slash and Burn

500

What crops were considered the 3 sisters?

Corn, Squash, Pole Beans

1.2 - Natives of SC

100

What were the 3 main tribes of SC?

Cherokee, Catawba, Yemassee

200

In times of peace the Cherokee tribe was led by a __________________ leader and in times of war it was led by ______________________ leader.

White/Red

300

The Catawba used the clay from the riverbanks to create _______________________.

Pottery

400

The Catawba lived in homes made of saplings covered with bark or mats made of grass and reeds called _________________________

Wigwams

500

What were the staples of the Yemassee diet?

Oysters, Clams, Fish

1.3 - European Exploration

100

What were the 3 main European countries that explored North America?

England, France, Spain

200

What European country had the most success finding gold and silver in the Americas?

Spain

300

What were 2 main raw material the Americas had that we discussed in class?

Timber and Animals

400

What were the 4 main motivations for European exploration?

New Routes, New Markets

Silver and Gold

Raw Materials

Religion

500

What happened to goods when they were traded by land, with a lot of middle men?

Prices went up

1.3 - European Exploration

100

What European country sent Catholic missionaries to build churches and convert Natives?

Spain

200

What European country had protestants move to the New World to avoid religious persecution and to break away from the church?

England

300

What was the name of the Spanish explorers who conquered Central and South America?

Conquistadors

400

Why did the French have good relations with the Natives?

Fur Trade

500

What was the first English permanent settlement in the Americas? 

What was the first English permanent settlement in New England Region?

What was the first English permanent settlement in South Carolina?

Jamestown, Virginia

Plymouth

Charles Towne