Early Americas
This was a type of boat made by Native Americans that was made from hollowed out logs.
Dugout canoe
The name for sailing or traveling all the way around the world. Ferdinand Magellan was the first to do this
Circumnavigate
How did the colonists respond to the Tea Act?
The Boston Tea Party
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This is an area of low, wet land with trees. (Shrek lives here!)
Swamp
What is the name of the land bridge that early Native Americans entered the Western Hemisphere on?
Beringia
This is the name of Spanish conquerors that came to the Americas in search of gold and the fountain of youth. Examples of these conquerors are Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, and Juan Ponce de Leon.
Conquistadors
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? (Month, Day, and Year)
July 4, 1776
This was the 1st Constitution of the US that lasted from 1781-1788 (Weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Articles of Confederation
this is the level of the surface of an ocean or a sea
Sea Level
The Iroquois lived in these large houses that were up to 100 feet in length and were usually made of from elm tree bark.
Longhouse
What is the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
This act set by the British forced colonists to provide food, housing, blankets, candles, etc. for the British soliders
Quartering Acts
Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
Virginia Plan
An area of flat or gently rolling low land
Plain
These three kinds of foods were known as the "3 Sisters" because they can all be grown together and each type of food benefits the other. *Remember, these three foods are native to the United States!*
Corn, beans, and squash
Colombian Exchange
This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay where he was forced to surrender
Battle of Yorktown
This is the fundamental principle of the US government that divides power among the 3 branches--legislative (Congress), executive (President), and judicial (Supreme Court)--allowing each to limit or restrain the power of the other.
Checks and balances
An area of grassland and scattered trees
Savanna
Name two of the three major South American civilizations that existed prior to European colonization
Maya, Aztec, and Inca
Name 2 of the 4 New England Colonies. (Each colony is the name of a current state)
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
An 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent. Divine right from God to spread across the land (From sea to shining sea).
Manifest Destiny
This was adopted on July 13th, 1787 to establish structured government for the Northwest Territory which created the blueprint for westward expansion and admitted new states to the United States.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Strait