Culture
What are the three big categories of culture?
Beliefs, Values, Behaviors.
What is one thing the Native/Indigenous people wanted from the Europeans?
Examples: Muskets (guns), metal tools, clothes.
What was one country that colonized North America?
Britain (England)
Spain
Netherlands (Dutch)
France
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4th, 1776
What is immigration?
Moving to a new country to live or work there permanently.
What category of culture is this:
Hard work leads to success.
Belief.
What killed most the Native/Indigenous people when Europeans came to North America?
Disease (Sickness, smallpox, bacteria)
What does colonization mean?
Taking over and living in a land and controlling the people who live there.
What was the Boston Massacre?
A fight between British soldiers and colonists in Boston. 5 colonists were killed. British soldiers were attacked by a mob before firing their guns.
What is a pull factor?
A reason for someone to move to a new place.
What category of culture is this:
Cleaning your room every week
Behavior.
Who was Pocahontas?
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British (and colonists)
What was a loyalist? What was a patriot?
Loyalists were colonists who like the King. Loyalists wanted to stay with Britain.
Patriots were colonists who disliked the King. Patriots wanted to split from Britain.
What is a government?
The person or group of people who make the laws and make people follow the laws in a country.
What category of culture is this:
Honesty
Value
What did the Native Americans/Indigenous people believe about "land" and "land use"?
They believed land is for everyone. No one owns the land. Resources on the land are shared.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
The Proclamation was a law made by King George at the end of the French and Indian War. It drew a line that the colonists could not settle over.
What was the Stamp Act?
A law that required a stamp on any printed paper. Colonists had to pay for the stamp. Stamps made the documents official.
What is a democracy?
A type of government where people can vote on the laws or people to make laws.
What is one example of culture your whole group shares?
A lot of possible answers.
Ex. Speaking English 💬
Brushing teeth 🦷
Going to school. 🏫
Who are the four Native/Indigenous groups we learned about in class?
Muckleshoot, Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), Seminole, Cherokee
Why did the pilgrims come to North America on the Mayflower?
The pilgrims came to start a colony in North America for religious freedom.
What were the first two battles of the American Revolution? When did they happen?
Lexington and Concord on April 16th, 1775.
What is a constitution?
The founding document of a country. It makes the government of a country. It sets the basic rules of a government.