Unit 1
Which southern state does the Appalachian Mountain range begin and which state does it end?
Alabama to New Jersey
Why did Columbus refer to the people he met on his 1492 journey as "Indians"?
He thought he was in the Indies
The first permanent settlement in the United States was located at which place in present-day Florida?
St. Augustine
What was the most important cash crop grown on plantations in the Virginia Colony?
Tobacco
in 1700, where would you have found most religious freedom- in the New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
The Middle Colonies
Which state is NOT a part of the Southwest?
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Idaho
Spanish conquistadors exploring the Americas searched for treasures. Which natural resource did they especially hope to find?
Gold
Where was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas estbalished?
Jamestown
Near which body of water were most of the first cities in the English colonies located?
Atlantic Ocean
Which was the last of the thirteen colonies to be established?
Georgia
For which animal did the Plains people perform the Sun Dance?
Buffalo
Where did explorers expect the Northwest Passage to lead?
Pacific Ocean
Where did the Mayflower land after being blown off course by storms?
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Name one present day state that was a part of the New England Colonies?
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
African slaves helped South Caroline prosper by growing which crop?
Rice
Which Native American shelter was made by tying together trunks of small trees?
Wigwams
Which vegetable did Jacques Cartier bring back to Europe?
Corn
Which present day country in North America did French explorers first claim land?
Canada
If you had visited the frontier, would you have been on settled or unsettled land?
Unsettled
Which city was considered the cultural center of the Middle Colonies?
Philadelphia
Which river divides the eastern and western United States?
Mississippi River
After which explorer were North and South America named?
Amerigo Vespucci
Traders bound for Europe from New Amsterdam would most likely have been carrying which item to sell?
Furs
What was New York city called when it was a Dutch City?
New Amsterdam
Why were the Middle Colonies able to produce more grain than the New England Colonies?
Climate and Fertile Soil