Environment
Name the ocean that borders the east coast of the North American continent.
Atlantic Ocean
Name 3 tribes that are Indigenous to North America.
See list.
Name the tribe that Columbus encountered on his voyages (there are two possible names for them).
Taino
Arawak
What was the first successful English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Which region of the 13 colonies was known for its religious freedom, and being the bread basket of the colonies?
The Middle Colonies
Name one of the biomes found in North America.
Tundra
Desert
Deciduous Forest
Coniferous Forest
Tropical Rainforest
Grasslands
What are the three sisters?
Beans, corn, and squash
Why did Columbus set out on his voyage?
To find a westward route to Asia.
Name the settlement that disappeared while their leader (Sir Walter Raleigh) was stuck in Europe.
Roanoke
List the 3 regions of the 13 colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
Oklahoma is part of what biome?
Grasslands
What does nomadic mean?
moving from place to place instead of living in one fixed home
Who funded Columbus' voyage?
Spain (Alternative answers accepted: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
What economic activity caused Jamestown to thrive?
The planting and selling of tobacco.
Which colony was founded for the poor and indebted prisoners in England, and served as a buffer state between English and Spanish colonies?
Georgia
Which biome is found on the east coast of the United States?
Deciduous Forest
What form of housing did the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) tribe live in?
Longhouse
Which of Columbus' sailors spotted land first?
Rodrigo
Which document, signed on the Mayflower, established the government of Plymouth?
The Mayflower Compact
Which colony, controlled by the Dutch, was originally named New Netherland?
New York
Name the 3 main biomes in the United States.
Deciduous Forest
Grasslands
Desert
Which tribe's diet included fish, seal, whales and walrus?
The Inuit
What year did Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
Which tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first few years in the New World?
Wampanoag
Which colony, run by the Puritans, exiled people from their colony due to theological differences?
Massachusetts