How was the Mississippian Indian culture able to survive?
Rich Soil and Water
Slavery was different in Africa, how?
Most slaves were captured and held for ransom
Which Colonial region was focused on timber and fishing?
New England
What is the name of the 1st permanent settlement in the colonies?
Jamestown
This amendment gives citizens the freedom of religion, speech, assembly
What is the 1st Amendment?
A law, which put a tax on Sugar and molasses?
What is Sugar Act
With help from the French, the war ended at the Battle of...?
Trenton
After the Europeans arrives with horse, the people of the Great Plains became?
Great Hunters
What were the 3 empires in West Africa?
Mali, Ghana and Songhai
Which colonial region was focused on crops like tobacco, rice, indigo, and later cotton.
South
What 3 reasons were the colonies formed?
Economic, political, and religious
This amendment requires officials have a search warrant.
What is the 4th Amendment?
A 4 part law, which among other things, closed the port of Boston...to punish the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable acts
What was the first constitution called?
AOC- Articles of Confederation.
What are the three sisters?
Corn, beans, squash
What country finally backed Columbus so it could have a trade advantage over Portugal?
Spain
Which colonial region was focused on growing crops like wheat, corn and knows for its harbors?
Middle
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia were all part of the....
South
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
A law the forbids colonists to move to land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
What was the "Great Compromise?"
States would be represented population in the House and Equally represented in the Senate.
What Native American region was the first to encounter Europeans?
NE
Why did Spain begin trading African slaves to Americans?
To work on plantations?
Which colonial region gained survival skills from the local Native Americans?
New England
What was the main cause of the French and Indian war?
Control over the Ohio River Valley.
Poor Johnny has been arrested and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of the ______ amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment.
What battle was considered a psychological victory?
*Stopped 2 attacks by British- defeated a feared army
Battle of Bunker Hill.
Who was our first president?
Who is George Washington?
The countries in Europe were trying to find the best route by water to....
Asia
The Columbian Exchange brought what to Native Americans?
Disease
Which colonial region was know for its warm climate and large plantations?
Southern
What treaty ended the French and Indian war?
Treaty of Paris
How was the power divided under the new constitution?
Federal and State
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What are the 2 parts that make up the Congress
House of Representatives and Senate