Native Americans
How would you compare the American Indian civilizations that existed before Columbus to those that live today?
American civilizations of the past were much more numerous and widespread than they are today
Columbus's primary motivation for his voyage across the Atlantic
What was the desire for riches and power
The English Separatists left Holland in order to:
Which country was the last to begin colonizing efforts in the Americas?
This food was almost certainly served at the first Thanksgiving
What is corn?
Put the following in the correct order:
A) Indians were forced onto reservations; B) People walked across a land bridge into North America; C) Europeans spread disease among Native Americans
What is BCA?
Why Christopher Columbus was such an important historical figure
What was his discovery leading to the colonization of the Americas
What caused the death of two-thirds of the Wampanoag prior to the arrival of the Mayflower?
What is disease from European traders?
What made Jamestown's original location so difficult to settle?
The Plymouth settlement was built on:
What is a dead Wampanoag village?
How the first wave of people arrived in the Americas
What is by walking over a land bridge in what is now the Bering Strait
Area Columbus explored
What was the eastern coast of the present-day United States
What did the Wampanoag hope to gain from their agreement with the Plymouth settlers?
What was protection from rival tribes?
The Virginia Company of London relied on money from who to set up Jamestown?
What were private investigators?
The House of Burgesses is most similar to which U.S. government institution?
What is Congress?
Moving south for the winter to follow a bison herd is an example of what type of lifestyle
What is a nomadic lifestyle?
When Columbus arrived in the Americas, he called the natives Indians, even though they looked and sounded nothing like people from India. What can you conclude from this fact?
Columbus knew virtually nothing about Indian culture.
For the Plymouth settlers, "thanksgiving" referred to a day of:
What is prayer?
The tough environment of the Virginia coast spurred Native tribes to:
What is band together for strength?
What was one consequence of the Starving Time?
What was Jamestown lost most of its settlers due to disease and hunger?
Which of the following terms best sums up how most American Indians felt toward white settlers during the 1800s?
What is distrust?
Some people object to celebrating Columbus Day
What is Columbus committed brutal acts and began a period of conquest
Which term best describes the relationship between Oosamequan and John Carve
What are cautious allies?
Captain John Smith's declaration "He that will not work shall not eat" drove the Jamestown settlers to start:
What is farming?
Viewed as a trade, the Columbian Exchange was
What is unequal, favoring Europeans?