Explorers
Under British Rule
Vocabulary 1
Miscellaneous
Proclamations & Treaties
100

This Italian discovered the new world.

Who is Christopher Columbus.

100

This proclamation prohibited immigration into the territory between Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

What is the Proclamation of 1763

100

What is the making of maps and charts called.

What is cartography?

100

This material is made from a product of an insect.

What is silk.

100

Treaty of San Lorenzo

What treaty gave America passage on the Mississippi and provided right of deposit.

200

This duo traveled the Mississippi and discovered the Arkansas River.

Who is Marquette and Joliet.

200

The original north boundary of British West Florida.

What is the 31st parallel

200

What is a colony?

An area of land politically controlled by a distant country.

200

Considered the leading explorer of the Far East.

Who is Marco Polo.

200

Proclamation of 1763

Prohibited the immigration of settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains.

300

Spainard explorer who traveled through modern day Arkansas, Georgia, and Mississippi.

Who is Hernando de Soto.

300

These three things came out of the Indian Congress held by the British in 1765.

1)  No alcohol to Indians

2)  Trade agreements between British & Indians

3)  Large amounts of land was given to the British

300

This is a force of citizen soliders.

What is a militia.

300

This plant produces a blue dye.

What is indigo?

300

Treaty of Paris of 1763

France ceded all of its land in North America east of the MS river to England and all lands west of the MS river to Spain.  Only thing not ceded was New Orleans.

400

This French explorer was killed by his crew when he got them lost.

Who was LaSalle.

400

James Willing went to Natchez for this purpose.

To sway the citizens to take the cause of the American rebels.  

400

When two bodies of water flow together.

What is confluence.

400

Well like Spanish governor of the Natchez District.

Who is Manuel Gayoso de Lemos?

400

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Recognized the 13 colonies as an independent nation:  The United States of America.

500

This French explorer thought he had discovered the mouth of the Mississippi - and built Fort Maurepas on Biloxi back bay.

Who is Iberville.

500

The 13 colonies were recognized as an independent nation under this treaty.

What is the Treaty of Paris of 1783.

500

A journey made for a certain reason

What is an expedition.

500

List three parts of the Black Codes passed in 1724 in Mississippi.

What is:  1)  Prohibited the separation of husband & wife; 2)  Children under 14 could not be separated from their mother; and 3)  Slaves who were freed by their owners became full French citizens.

500

Pinckney's Treaty

Same as San Lorenzo -- navigation on the MS river plus right of deposit.