Native American Regions
This geographic region forced Native Americans to use clay and stone to build its homes.
What is Southwest
Buffalo were used for food, clothing and one other important purpose.
Shelter or homes
This was the first British colony established in the North America.
What is Virginia?
This region has rocky, thin soil and long cold winters making farming difficult.
What is New England?
Maryland started a a safe colony for people of this religion to practice their faith.
What are Catholics?
This region had few trees and the main source of food was the bison (buffalo).
What are the Great Plains?
Because wood was so plentiful in the eastern regions, natives could build these large structures.
What are longhouses?
The strict religious croup formed most of the New England colonies?
What are the Puritans?
This region has fertile soil, a large bay, and is excellent for growing crops like tobacco.
What is the Chesapeake region?
The Puritans began the early democratic principles of America by having these "get-togethers" to discuss laws and community issues.
What are town meetings?
This region is similar to another having many trees, rivers, and lakes but is flatter and warmer.
What is the Southeast?
Because the Apache had little resources, they used this method of getting resources (not nice!)
What is Raiding?
The two largest cities in the British colonies.
What are New York and Philadelphia?
This region has long, hot summers and short winters with many rivers.
What is southern?
This structure was the center of Chesapeake and Southern economy.
What is the Plantation?
This region has many trees, rivers, and lakes as well as hills and low mountains. Winters can be long and cold.
What is the Northeast?
Native Americans throughout the Americas grew these crops, known as the "Three Sisters".
What are corn, beans, and squash?
The region is known as the "breadbasket" of the colonies.
What is the Mid-Atlantic or Middle colonies.
This region has the most diverse people, cultures, and religions.
What is Mid-Atlantic or Middle region?
True or False: Slavery was present is all the early colonies.
What is TRUE?
Though these animals were not native to North America, after Europeans brought them, they became very important to Native American culture.
What are Horses?
The Pueblo built their homes into these natural formations creating "apartments".
What are cliffs or rock faces.
This is the southernmost colony of the 13 colonies.
What is Georgia?
This region has a lot of rocky shoreline good for ports that help it fish and trade for the resources it needs.
What is the New England region?
Enslaved peoples replaced these workers after their contracts expired.
What are indentured servants?