Dora the Explorer
Who was the English nobleman who organized two expeditions to Roanoke Island?
Sir Walter Raleigh
True or False? Columbus was the first Europeans to set foot in North America
False
What were English sea captains who plundered Spanish shipping and took Spanish wealth back to England called?
sea dogs
Who was the man who helped Jamestown survive by demanding obedience, requiring every man to work, and initiating a relationship with the Indians?
John Smith
Indians in this region adapted to the frigid conditions by using snow and ice to make their house, using whale oil for lamp fuel, and making kayaks from animals skins.
Subarctic Region
What English sailor plundered Spanish ports in South America, sailed around South America and across the Pacific Ocean to return triumphantly to England
Sir Francis Drake
Where was the "Lost Colony" last located?
Roanoke Island
What is another name for Spanish conquerors (Hint: they overtook the Aztec and Inca civilization)
conquistadors
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America in the colony of Virginia (founded in 1607)?
Jamestown
Indians of this region used cedar trees to build strong house, carved totem poles, and used the many waterways to get their food.
Northwest
Who was the first Spaniard to explore Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Which early Mesiaerican civilization was known for their advances in mathematics, having similar practices to the early Egyptians, and for worshipping many gods through human sacrifice
Maya Civilization
What is the name of the horific journey slaves underwent when being transported over the Atlantic to the Americas?
Middle Passage
What was the first representative assembly in America?
House of Burgesses
The Cherokee, Seminole, and Creek tribes inhabited this region and were known for building mounds that they would use for religious ceremonies.
Southeast
John Cabot
Which African civilization played a major role during the European Age of exploration with their trade development?
Songhai Empire
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What are the 7 reasons for colonization?
land, adventure, personal riches, national wealth, religious freedom, political freedom, and English domination
What group of people inhabited the land where the English first established their Virginia settlement?
Powhatan Indians
The tribes of this region lived in teepees in the prairies between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Who was the Spanish explorer who traveled through the Southwest in search of the legendary cities of Cibola and who was the first European to see the Grand Canyon
Francisco Coronado
What land did the viking Leif Ericson discover? (both what he named it and what it is now)
Vinland - Newfoundland
What is the belief that all objects, whether animate or inanimate, have souls?
animism
True or False: The first Africans in the American colonies were likely indentured servants rather than slaves
True
Due to the stable agriculture of tobacco, squash, and maze of this region, the people here built permanent villages and lived in wigwams and longhouses.
Eastern Woodland