Native American Groups
Which group built homes out of adobe and used irrigation to farm?
Southwestern tribes
What were the "3 G's" that motivated European exploration?
Gold, God, and Glory
Name one animal that Europeans brought to the New World
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
What is the most popular fast food restaurant in the United States?
McDonald's
Which Native American region followed the buffalo herds and lived in tipis?
Great Plains tribes
Who reached the Caribbean in 1492 while sailing for Spain?
Christopher Columbus
Name one crop that traveled from the Americas to Europe
Potatoes, corn, tomatoes, cacao, tobacco
Which European colonists focused on trading furs with Native Americans and often formed alliances with them?
The French
Who is the current most streamed artist on Spotify?
Taylor Swift
Which region farmed the "Three Sisters" and lived in longhouses?
Eastern Woodlands
Which European country established colonies in Florida and the southwest region of the United States?
The Spanish
Why did Native American populations drop so quickly after European arrival?
Diseases such as smallpox and measles
Why did conflicts often break out between British colonists and Native Americans?
What is the highest grossing (selling) movie of all time?
Avatar (2009) with 2,923,710,708
Which region held potlatch ceremonies and built totem poles?
Which European country established colonies throughout Canada and the Northern part of the United States and focused on trade?
The French
How did the introduction of the horse change life for the Native Americans in the New World?
It made hunting and travel easier
Why did the French colonists have fewer conflicts with the Native Americans compared to the British or Spanish?
The British focused on trade (like furs) and built alliances instead of taking large amounts of land
What professional sports team has won the most championships?
New York Yankees
Which region would be the ones that the British colonists interacted with when they first settled along the east coast?
Eastern Woodlands
What was the main goal of the British when they colonized the Americas?
Establish permanent colonies for farming, economic, and religious reasons
Besides diseases, what was one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange on Native Americans?
Loss of land, forced labor, "cultural disruption" from European colonization
How were the Spanish, French, and British different in how they treated or worked with Native Americans?
Spanish: used Native Americans for labor and tried to convert them to Christianity
British: often took their land for farming and settlements
French: traded with them and made them allies
Which US President was the only one to serve two non consecutive terms and is therefore counted twice in the numbering of presidents? (before Donald Trump)
Grover Cleveland