Native Americans
These were the first people to live in North America.
Who were the Native Americans?
This Viking reached North America about 500 years before Columbus.
Who was Leif Erikson?
England's first permanent colony.
What is Jamestown?
Why did Columbus call the natives "Indians"?
He believed he had reached the Indies.
This explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth.
Who was Ponce de León?
Name one of the five major Native American culture regions.
Arctic, Northwest Coast, Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, or Southwest.
This explorer sailed for Spain in 1492.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This leader said, "He who does not work shall not eat."
Who was John Smith?
Which explorer do you think had the greatest impact on American history? Explain.
Accept any well-supported answer.
This explorer searched for the Seven Cities of Gold.
Who was Coronado?
This belief taught that spirits lived in animals, plants, and natural objects.
What is animism?
This explorer proved the lands Columbus found were part of a new continent.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
I was the Native American chief whose confederation interacted with the Jamestown settlers.
Who was Powhatan?
Why did many of the first Jamestown settlers die?
They searched for gold instead of planting food, disease spread, and many refused to work.
This explorer discovered the Mississippi River.
Who was Hernando de Soto?
Which Native American region lived in igloos and hunted seals and whales?
What is the Arctic?
This queen agreed to finance Columbus's voyage.
Who was Queen Isabella?
This crop made Jamestown economically successful.
What is tobacco?
Name one lesson modern people can learn from Jamestown.
Preparation, hard work, leadership, perseverance, cooperation, etc.
Answer: What were Sea Dogs?English privateers like Sir Francis Drake were known by this nickname.
What were Sea Dogs?
Why did Native American groups develop different lifestyles?
Because they lived in different climates and environments with different resources.
Name TWO reasons Europeans explored the New World.
Wealth, trade routes, spreading Christianity, land, adventure, national competition.
Why was the House of Burgesses important?
It was America's first representative assembly and helped establish self-government.
Which was more important to Jamestown's survival: John Smith, tobacco, or the Powhatan? Defend your answer.
Accept any answer supported with historical evidence.
Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada important?
It weakened Spain and allowed England to become the leading naval power.