Colonial North America
Latin America
Vocab
Wars & its Effects
Mr. Bigalk Facts
100

The English Separatists who established Plymouth Colony in 1620.

Who were the Pilgrims?

100

The European country that colonized Brazil.

What is Portugal?

100

A territory controlled by another country.

What is a colony

100

The war between Britain and France over control of North American territory.

What was the French and Indian War

100

What subject does Mr. Bigalk teach besides U.S. History?

What is Science and Bible

200

The English Protestants who wanted to reform the Church of England.

Who were the Puritans?

200

The European country that established a large empire in Central and South America.

What is Spain?

200

A Spanish conqueror who explored and claimed lands in the Americas.

What is a conquistador?

200

The British gained substantial territory from this European rival after the French and Indian War.

Who was France

200

What college did Mr. Bigalk attend?

What is Moody Bible Institute

300

The Dutch colonial territory centered around the Hudson River.

What was New Netherland?

300

The exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

What is the Columbian Exchange

300

A person who seeks to spread religious beliefs.

What is a missionary?

300

The treaty in 1763 that ended the French and Indian War.

What was the Treaty of Paris

300

What is Mr. Bigalk's first name?

What is James

400

The economic activity that attracted many French settlers to North America.

What was the fur trade?

400

Name one crop that traveled from the Americas to other parts of the world.

Examples include corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cacao, and tobacco.

400

The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean.

What is the Middle Passage?

400

The name for the forced transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic.

What was the Middle Passage

400

If Mr. Bigalk weren't a teacher, what career would he want to pursue?

 What is Sports Broadcaster

500

Give one reason English settlers came to North America and one reason French settlers came.

English settlers sought land, economic opportunities, or religious freedom. French settlers often sought furs, trade, exploration, or opportunities for missionary work.

500

Name two ways European colonization harmed indigenous peoples.

Examples include loss of land, forced labor, violence, and devastating disease outbreaks.

500

A large farm that grows crops to sell or export.

What is a plantation?

500

Explain one important result of the Columbian Exchange and one harmful consequence of European contact.

What was New foods and animals transformed agriculture and diets. Diseases such as smallpox devastated many indigenous populations.

500

Would Mr. Bigalk rather go one week without coffee or one week without his phone?

What is Phone