Architecture and Shipbuilding
This building is a wooden frame, stretched over with leather skin.
What is a Wigwam?
This cushioned item was worn around a child's waist.
What was a pudding?
This country was a major trading partner with the New England colonies.
What is England?
This was the year in which Europeans came in contact with the Native Americans.
What was 1492?
The year that Columbus sailed to America.
What is 1492?
These ships were the pride of Spain and Portugal.
What were Caravels and Carracks?
This three sided accessory was commonly worn by men, on their heads.
What was a tricorn hat?
This crop was traded for slaves from Africa.
What is tobacco?
This colony was the last founded and involved negotiations with Native tribes for land.
What is Georgia?
The year Henry Hudson "discovered" the Hudson River.
What is 1609?
This person, famous for inventing bifocals, was also the creator of the lightning rod, perched high on buildings today.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This undergarment worn by women was usually made from white linen and was like a long shirt or short dress that went down to the knees.
What was a shift?
This was the cycle of trading between Africa, the colonies, and England.
What was the Triangular Trade?
This was the main object traded with the Native Americans.
What is beaver fur?
The year England conquered New Amsterdam and renamed it New York.
What is 1664?
This oven was commonly used for cooking food such as pork and beef.
What was a Brick Hearth?
This was similar to skirts. They were worn over an undergarment and stayed under the gown.
What was a petticoat?
This person sold goods from other countries.
What was a merchant?
These were the names of the ships that Columbus first sailed across the Atlantic with.
What were Santa Maria, Nina, and the Pinta?
The year the Jamestown settlement was founded.
What is 1607?
These small vessels, made commonly out of tree bark, were used by both Native Americans and Europeans.
What is a canoe?
This was put under a skirt to store storage.
What was a pocket hoop?
This person was wary of trading weapons to the Native Americans.
Who was John Smith?
This colony was founded in 1638 and involved trade and treaties with Native American tribes.
What is Delaware?
The year the Dutch purchased Manhattan from the Lenape tribe.
What is 1626?