Geography
One of the 7 very large areas of land on Earth
What is a continent?
The first people in America created different cultures based on these.
What are resources?
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
What is Jamestown, VA.
King George III decided he would tax the colonists to pay off the debts from this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
Ideas from this 1st founding document helped frame our Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence
The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that measures 0 degrees latitude.
What is the equator?
This man called the natives Indians because he thought he landed in India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This group came to America for religious freedom.
Who are the Pilgrims?
As a result of this tax, colonists started protesting and shouting, No taxation without Representation!"
What is the Stamp Act?
A government ruled by the people
What is popular sovereignty?
These 2 continents were named the "New World" by early Europeans.
What is North and South America?
The name for the native people in Maine
Who are the Wabanaki?
By 1700, there were 13 of these along the East coast of America.
What are colonies?
Because of this event, King George and Parliament punished the colonists and closed Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
To keep the government from becoming too powerful, the writers of the Constitution divided it into 3 branches. This principle is known as what?
What is separation of powers?
This kind of map shows the borders of countries and states.
What is a political map?
This is the trade of plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas between the New World and Old World for 200 years.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This is the name of the ship colonists traveled to America on in 1620.
What is the Mayflower?
The name of the group of leaders from each colony who met in Philadelphia to discuss the problems with Great Britain.
What was the Continental Congress?
Article I of the Constitution describes this branch of government which is made up of 2 separate groups who make the laws for our Country.
What is the legislative branch?
The name for a large land area with similar climate, economy, and history.
What is a region?
The most important resource for the Penobscot Nation.
What is the river?
Religious freedom, freedom from persecution, political freedom and economic opportunity.
What are the Maine reasons for colonists to come and settle in the New World?
This little book, written by Thomas Paine in 1776, persuaded colonists to want their independence from Great Britain.
What is "Common Sense"?
These 5 freedoms are given in the first amendment of the Bill of Rights.
What are freedoms of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and the right to petition.