13 Colonies
A colony in New England
What is Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, or New Hampshire
The country that controlled the colonies before the Revolution
What is England / Great Britain
The first permanent English settlement in America was _____
What is Jamestown
A group of Native Americans are called a ____
What is a tribe
A Spanish explorer and soldier who came from the Americans in the 1500s to claim land, search for gold, and spread Christianity
What is a conquistador
The ocean next to the New England colonies
What is the Atlantic Ocean
Colonists threw tea into Boston Harbor and the event was called ______
What is the Boston Tea Party
The crop that helped Jamestown make money
What is tobacco
The home that Plains tribes used that could move easily are called _____
What is a Tipi / Teepee
Cartography is ____
What is the science and art of making maps
A colony in the Middle Colonies
What is New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Delaware
The Declaration of Independence was signed in _______ (year)
What is 1776
What is Plymouth
What are deer, buffalo, fish, or rabbits
A system where colonies helped make their home country rich
What is mercantilism
The nickname the Middle Colonies have because they grew lots of grain
The Declaration of Independence was written by _____
What is Thomas Jefferson
The group that started Plymouth Colony was ____
What are the Pilgrims
The tool that Native Americans used for hunting
What is a bow and arrow
The movement of plants, animals, foods, people, diseases, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia) and the New World (the Americas) after Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492
What is the Colombian Exchange
The main way people made money in the Southern Colonies
What is farming / plantations
The group of colonists that stayed loyal to Britain were the _____
What are the Loyalists
Both colonies struggles with ____ when they first arrived
What is hunger, disease, harsh weather, and survival
Feathers were important for some tribes because _______
What are decorations, ceremonies, and leadership
To sail or travel completely around the Earth
What is circumnavigate