Misc.
Something that is done a certain way for many years
tradition
A person who travels to a new place to learn about it.
explorer
A ________ is a person who lives in a colony.
Colonist
A person who prepares the way for others.
Pioneer
These people worked without getting paid.
Slaves
Used to find the distance between two places on a map.
Map Scale
An explorer who sailed to the Americas
Christopher Columbus
There were ____ original colonies
13
The ______________ began because colonist wanted independence from England.
American Revolution
He helped to end slavery in the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln
A place where people live
shelter
The ________ was the ship the Pilgrims sailed to America on.
Mayflower
A ___________ was a colonist who wanted independence from England.
patriot
He was the 3rd president and wanted to explore the west.
Thomas Jefferson
These two important people escaped from slavery.
Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas
True or False:
The American Revolution began because the colonists wanted independence from Spain.
False
Spanish explorers reached Florida while searching for ____.
gold
Jamestown colonists were ruled by _____
England
Independence Day is celebrated on _______.
July 4th
__________ was a former slave who spoke out against slavery and supported women's rights.
Sojourner Truth
Name 3 Indian tribes from long ago:
Powhatan, Pueblo, Sioux
Spanish explorers reached Florida and built a Spanish colony called ____________.
St. Augustine
True or False:
Paul Revere warned the colonists that the British troops were coming.True
True or False:
President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore Massachusetts.False
______________ was a Sioux Indian who wrote many books about the history of the Sioux people and their traditions.
Ella Cara Deloria