Native Americans
Native Americans in this region lived in longhouses, hunted, fished, farmed, and had access to lots of resources.
Eastern Woodlands
This man first brought news of America back to Europe.
Christopher Columbus
This many colonies would be started by the English on the East Coast of what would become the United States.
13 Colonies
This document stated the purpose of government was to protect people's rights, and that the United States was breaking away from England.
Declaration of Independence
Three Branches of Government
Native Americans in this region were nomadic, following the bison herds for food.
Great Plains
Europeans were searching for trade routes to this place when they discovered the New World.
Asia
This was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
Jamestown
This document was meant to fix the Articles of Confederation and created the United States government.
US Constitution.
If more people are buying a product and there is limited supply the price is likely to do this.
Increase
Native Americans in this region used the ocean to gather resources and built totem poles.
This country was the first to colonize America, looking for gold and conquering many Native American empires.
Spain
These were grown in the Southern Colonies with slave labor on large plantations.
Cash Crops
This Founding Father was general of the Continental Army and would later become president.
George Washington
This branch of government has the president, their job is to sign and enforce laws.
Executive Branch
Native Americans in this region used irrigation farming, built homes from stone, and created lots of art and jewelry.
Southwest
This country sent explorers, missionaries, and fur traders to America, creating good relations with the Native Americans.
France
This region relied on shipbuilding, lumber, and fishing for their economy.
New England
This Founding Father is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence and would later become president.
Thomas Jefferson
This branch of government has the House of Representatives and the Senate, their job is to write and pass laws.
Legislative Branch
Native Americans in the Southwest had this type of government, where tribes could elect council members.
England
This region was known for religious tolerance, craftsmen, and producing food crops.
Middle Colonies
Many rebellions in the colonies started over taxation without this.
This branch of government has the Supreme Court, their job is to review and interpret laws.
Judicial Branch
Iroquois Confederacy
This phrase can be used to describe many European explorers motivations for coming to the New World. (hint: "G..., G...., and G..")
"Gold, Glory, and God."
These two religious groups both fled England from religious persecution, but one believed in tolerance and peace while the other lived by strict rules and had no tolerance for differences in belief.
Quakers and Puritans
The Revolutionary War began with battles at these places.
Lexington and Concord
This is the concept in Economics that our resources are limited so we must make choices.
Scarcity