American History
Pre-Revolution 1600s
Pre-Revolution 1600s
The first English colony in the New World
Jamestown
The people who arrived in America before Columbus
Vikings
The trade of goods from Europe to America and from America to Europe was
The Columbian Exchange
Native American dwellings used by hunter-gatherers
Tipi
The Columbian Exchange brought these to the Americas
Sugar, Onions, disease
People who worked for 7 years to pay off debts.
Indenture System
The Native American group that had a government lead by women
Iroquois
The Native Americans who hunted buffalo
Sioux or Plains Indians
Three uses for buffalo
Food, clothing, shelters
Slaves on the islands were used to grow this
sugar
This English explorer landed in Canada
John Cabot
Squash, beans, corn were called this
Three Sisters
The passage between Asia and North America where people crossed to Alaska
Beringia or Bering land bridge
Explorer who settled Quebec
Champlain
People who wanted to convert natives to Christianity
Missionaries
The first Spanish settlement was in this state.
Florida
The approximate number of Columbus' crew
80-90
Three reasons for exploration
Glory, gold, God
Two reasons so many indigenous islanders died
Slavery and disease
Explorer who is credited with first sailing around the world
Magellan
The number of indigenous native peoples on the islands before Columbus
2 million
The part of the country that had buffalo
Great Plains
City in Canada settled by the French
Quebec
The Columbian Exchange brought these three items to Europe
Sweet potatoes, tomatoes, corn, squash, etc.
Explorers wanted to find a sea route to
Asia