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Vocabulary
Study Guide Questions part 1
Study Guide Questions part 2
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What is the vocabulary word? Societies with their own organization and culture.
civilization
100
It is clear from scientific evidence that...
America was settled before Columbus got to the New World.
100
Which of these countries did not own land in America?
Germany
200
Different, varied
diverse
200
Into which group should the first Native Americans and European explorers be categorized?
people seeking new land.
200
Where was the first Spanish settlement built?
Florida
300
Newly established places where people come to live.
settlements
300
Why is Roanoke called the “Lost Colony”?
because all the colonists who were there seemed to have disappeared.
300
When was Roanoke Island established?
1587
400
Define the vocabulary word "inherit"
To receive from someone who has died.
400
How were Jamestown Colony and Plymouth Colony alike (give 2 ways there were alike)?
Jamestown Colony and Plymouth Colony were alike in that they were both English and they both survived.
400
Why did the English colonists settle in the eastern part of America?
because the French and Spanish blocked their movement to the south and to the west.
500
Define the vocabulary word : Colonist
People who help to start a colony.
500
Why were some Native Americans upset with European colonists (2 reasons)?
because the colonist were taking land away from them and bringing unfriendly ways and deadly disease to their people.
500
How were the colonists different from one another (2 differences)?
They came from different countries, they came for different reasons. Some colonists came for land, while others came for religious freedom.