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First Americans
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A New Country
Vocabulary
100
The people who lived on this land before the first explorers, more than 500 years ago.
Who are American Indians?
100
This man traveled to Asia and later wrote a book about his adventures.
Who is Marco Polo?
100
The land that Kings and Queens of Europe wanted to claim for themselves.
What is North America?
100
Colonists signed this document to show they wanted to be free from the rule of Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
Everything we know about the past.
What is history?
200
The plants, water, land, and animals the American Indians used to live.
What are natural resources?
200
An explorer who wanted to find a faster way to get to Asia.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
Small communities that were the beginning of the colonies.
What are settlements?
200
This war lasted eight years and was fought between the colonists and the British.
What is the American Revolution?
200
A person who travels to find out new things.
What is an explorer?
300
This group of American Indians lived in the desert and traveled mainly on foot.
Who are the Navajo?
300
The ocean Christopher Columbus sailed across.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
300
Men and boys in this colony did not have enough food at first. They traded with the local American Indians for the things they needed.
What is Jamestown?
300
A way of sharing information.
What is communication?
300
A trip.
What is a journey?
400
This group of American Indians lived in the plains and used deerskin for their homes and clothing.
Who are the Osage?
400
The country from where Marco Polo came.
What is Italy?
400
Settlers came to this colony because they wanted freedom to follow their religious beliefs.
What is Plymouth?
400
A way of moving things or people from place to place.
What is transportation?
400
A place ruled by another country.
What is a colony?
500
A place where people might see things that people made hundreds of years ago.
What is a museum?
500
The three ships Christopher Columbus sailed with.
What are the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
500
This American Indian tribe helped the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
Who are the Wampanoag?
500
Using science to make things work better.
What is technology?
500
Free from the rule of another nation.
What is independence?