Unit 1 Vocabulary
Early Explorers
On the Map
U.S. Geography
Important Events in U.S. History
100
A period of time with specific characteristics used for study.
What is an era?
100
The name for the culture believed to have first discovered North America.
What are Vikings?
100
The continent indicated by the number 1.
What is North America?
100
This mountain range halted westward expansion of early settlers.
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
100
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this day.
What is July 4, 1776?
200
Travel for the purpose of discovery.
What is exploration?
200
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue in these three boats.
What are the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria?
200
The continent indicated by the number 2.
What is South America?
200
The first successful British colony, settled in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
200
The Mayflower Compact is said to have been signed by the Pilgrims in this year.
What is 1620?
300
The British settlement of Jamestown was the British's first successful attempt at this.
What is colonization?
300
Columbus accidentally landed in America while looking for a faster route to which country?
What is India?
300
The continent indicated by the number 5.
What is Asia?
300
The largest river in the United States?
What is the Mississippi River?
300
The United States Constitution was signed in this year.
What is 1787?
400
This type of government was first established in North American by the Pilgrims when they signed the Mayflower Compact.
What is Representative Government?
400
The transfer of goods, ideas and cultures between the new world and the old world.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
400
The ocean indicated by the letter B?
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
400
The port the French built to control the Mississippi River.
What is New Orleans?
400
This war was fought over the right of states to decide if they should be allowed to choose to have slavery.
What is the Civil War?
500
This economic theory was developed by Adam Smith in the book "The Wealth of Nations."
What is Mercantilism?
500
This Spanish Conquistador was viewed as a god by the Aztecs.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
500
The ocean indicated by the letter E?
What is the Arctic Ocean?
500
The five Great Lakes.
What are Lakes Huron, Michigan, Superior, Ontario and Erie?
500
The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments were passed during this era of American History.
What is Reconstruction?