Native Americans
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
Nomad
The three G's are
God, Gold and glory
Why did the settlers of Jamestown live near the river
For better transportation of goods
How did the British justify the over taxation
To help pay for the war debt from the French and Indian War
What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
The speech that United the five Iroquois tribes
Hiawatha's Speech
Major cause of death among Native Americans was caused by...
Disease
The Southern Colonies engaged in what agricultural practice
Slavery
What are the three groups that lived in the Colonies
Loyalist, Patriots and Nuetral
The man who created the Boston Massacre image
Paul revere (the goat)
The five Iroquois tribes
Oneida, Onodaga, Seneca, Cayuga and the Mohawk
Missionaries goal was to
Spread Christianity
What three countries participated in the Triangle Trade
Africa, England and The Americas
Why did Britain pass the Navigation acts
To ensure they made profit off colonial trade
Christopher Colombus "discovered" America in what year
1492
What specific tribe rode horses and lived in the plains area of America
The Sioux
Early Europeans were looking for what in the New World?
Northwest Passage/Trade route to Asia
Colonial Regions developed differently because?
Environmental conditions, Climate, Soil fertility
Why did the Colonist feel that the taxes were unfair?
Because they had no representation in British Government
What disease killed 90% of Americans
Smallpox
Why did Native Americans develop differently?
Environmental conditions
America is named after.
Amerigo Vespucci
Why was the mayflower compact written
To form and outline the government of the Plymouth Colonies
What is the significance of the of the Boston Massacre
It enraged colonist and fueled the fire behind the revolution
The Anasazi lived in homes called?
Pueblos