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Early Native American Living Part I
Early Native American Living Part II
European Exploration
European Exploration Part II
Challenges of Exploration
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We were a tribe of Arctic Indians. We lived in present-day Alaska and northern Canada. The temperature is below freezing there almost all year! We fished and hunted for sea mammals. We used blocks of ice to make igloos. We used skin from seals, hides, and fur to make clothing.
Who were the Inuit?
100
We were a tribe of Northwest Indians. We lived on the Pacific Northwest coast. This area is usually rainy with a mild climate. We fished, hunted, and gathered roots and berries. We used timber to make plank houses. We used plant materials, hides, and fur to make clothing.
Who were the Kwakiutl?
100
I explored from Spain in 1492 in hopes of finding a quicker passage to India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
I was general and commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
100
This branch is led by the President.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
We were a tribe of Plateau Indians. We lived in a high country between the Rocky Mountains and Cascade Mountains in Washington. We fished, hunted, and gathered roots and berries. We used earth and plant materials for winter and summer houses. We built temporary houses while we followed salmon in the spring. We used plant materials, hides, and fur to make clothing.
Who were the Nez Perce?
200
We were a tribe of Southwest Indians. We lived in the hot, dry desert in present-day Arizona. We were mainly farmers because there were few animals in the desert. We made pueblos from stones and mud. We grew cotton and make clothing from it.
Who were the Hopi?
200
I sailed from England and failed to find the Northwest passage to Asia, but ended up having three bodies of water named after me in the New World.
Who is Henry Hudson?
200
Fill in the blank: "No taxation without ______________"
What is representation?
200
This branch is led by congress and makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
We were a tribe of Southeastern Indians. We lived in the warm, wet climate of present-day Florida. We farmed, hunted, fished, and gathered food. We used palmetto trees to make houses with open walls called chickees. We used plant materials and hides.
Who were the Seminoles?
300
We were a tribe of Plains Indians. We lived in the middle of the United States in the Great Plains. This area is dry with grasslands and no trees. We hunted and farmed. We used animal hides to make tepees. We moved around following the buffalo herds and took our houses with us. We used buffalo hides to make clothing.
Who were the Pawnee?
300
I am the Spaniard most known for my search for the fountain of youth, but I am also known for "discovering" Florida.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
300
The Stamp Act and other acts like it were levied on the colonists by Britain in order to help pay for this previous war.
What is the French and Indian War.
300
This branch is presided over by the Supreme Court and other lower federal courts, and interprets the meaning of laws.
What is Judicial Branch?
400
Experts believe that the first people to come to North American may have come across a frozen bridge of land that once connected these two continents.
What are Asia and Alaska?
400
Many Southwest Indians used this method to supply water to their crops with streams or ditches to have a successful harvest.
What is irrigation?
400
My name is Fernando Vasquez de Balboa and I am most known for being the first European to set eyes on this body of water.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
400
I am the 33 year old Virginian that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Three word phrase describing how not one branch has complete control over the others.
What is "Checks and Balances"?
500
Having perhaps the most unique sounding name, they built long houses 100 feet in length, ate lots of fish, and lived on the Pacific coast.
Who are the Kwakiutl?
500
I am the only French explorer that you have studied. I explored the Saint Lawrence River and founded the city of Quebec.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
500
I am the only French explorer that you have studied. I explored the Saint Lawrence River and founded the city of Quebec.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
500
The battle that is considered the turning point in the war occurred here.
What is Saratoga?
500
George Washington and Barak Obama (The first and most recent presidents) as well as all presidents in between are deemed the "Commander and Chief's" meaning that they are the commanders of this.
What is the military?