Native Americans
This Native American group lived in the Great Plains and depended heavily on this animal.
Buffalo
Christopher Columbus sailed across this ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
This country sponsored Christopher Columbus's famous 1492 voyage.
Spain
Mercantilism was an economic system designed to prioritize ______.
money
A territory controlled by another country is called a ______.
Colony
This was a large home where several Native American families could live together.
Longhouse
Columbus was looking for a faster route to this part of the world.
Asia
This European country is to the left of Spain and was one of the first leaders in overseas exploration.
Portugal
European countries wanted colonies because colonies could bring back valuable ______.
Resources
Goods sent OUT of a country are called ______.
Exports
A group of related Native American families was called this.
Clan or Tribe
Europeans wanted gold, God, and ____.
Glory
Spain, Portugal, France, and Britain are all what?
European countries
Gold and silver were valuable forms of ______.
Wealth/Money
Gold and silver are examples of valuable ______.
Resources
The Pueblo peoples lived mainly in this region of North America. (Hint: hot, desert climate)
Southwest
This explorer sailed for Spain in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
This country became a major colonizing power in North America and established colonies along the Atlantic coast.
Britain
Under mercantilism, colonies sent valuable resources to their ______ country.
Home / mother / European
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, people, and foods between the Old World and New World is called the ______.
Columbian Exchange
Native peoples lived in North America long before these people arrived from the eastern continent.
Europe/Europeans.
The Age of Exploration involved Europeans traveling to new lands in search of wealth, resources, and new trade routes. What was one thing they wanted?
Gold / wealth / resources / trade routes
This country explored and claimed parts of North America, including areas around the Mississippi River and Canada.
France
A European country might create a colony to gain resources and increase its wealth and ______.
Power
This word means a group of people related to one another.
Clan/Kin