This term describes someone or a group who moves around alot
nomads
100
Where do scientists believe Early Americans came from?
Asia
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For which European nation did Christopher Columbus sail?
Spain
100
This group of religious leaders started the New England colonies in order to "purify" the church
Puritans
100
This was the first permanent English settlement
Jamestown
200
The Beringia Land Bridge was formed in which era in history? (A) Stone Age (B) Ice Age (C)Bronze Age
Ice Age
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Which of the Early Arrival theories is not supported by scientists?
Early Americans have always been here; they originated here
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The country Christopher Columbus thought he had reached
India; East Indes
200
This Quaker was given land by the king in Middle Colonies and began developing "Penn's Woods"
William Penn
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The Early American nomads became part of a great movement of people as they followed the hers. Over thousands of years this movement spread all over the Americas. What is this movement?
migration
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These types of colonies were formed when the king gave land to someone and allowed them to rule it
proprietary colonies
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The name of the land bridge that most scientists believe the Early Americans walked across as they followed animal herds for hunting
Beringia
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What Italian explorer (in 1271) started the trading trend between Europe and Asia?
Marco Polo
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What were the two main reasons for establishing most colonies?
religious freedom & money
300
These types of colonies were controlled directly by the king
royal colonies
400
Land that is taken by force (conquered) and governed by one leader/country
empire (note: a colony is not taken by force, it is just "claimed")
400
The Iroquois tribes formed a confederation after years of fighting each other. What was that confederation called?
Iroquois League
400
The European explorer for whom North and South America are named
AMERIgo Vespucci
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Who originally controlled the Middle Atlantic Colonies before the English planned to take it by force?
Dutch; The Netherlands
400
What stopped the European-Asian trade over land in 1453; the trade that Marco Polo began? What new trading trend began as a result?
The Ottoman Turks closed all routes to Asia; it inspired Henry the Navigator to train sailors in hopes of sailing around Africa's tip
500
Name three things developed by the Ancient Olmec Civilization
calendars, number system, writing
500
Ancient Indians changed their way of life when they began farming and growing their own food. This allowed them to settle in one place. What is the term for "farming"?
agriculture
500
Who was the first Spanish conquistador to explore land in what is today the mainland of United States?
Juan Ponce de Leon
500
Why are the Middle Atlantic colonies known as the "bread basket" colonies?
They grew many crops used for making bread (rice, oats, corn, barley, wheat)
500
By 1619 Virginia had over 1,000 colonists living there and they had set up a legislature for making laws. What was their legislature called?