A complete way of life for a specific group of people...
What is culture
100
The conquistador (Spanish Explorer that took over any land discovered) who sought the opportunity for sailing a shorter route to Asia...
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
The name of the town that was the first successful english settlement in North America, the economy survived because Native Americans taught John Smith the growing of tobacco...
What is Jamestown, Virginia
100
Tension began to rise between England and the colonies when England taxed colonists for the ______ war, and fashioned the "Proclamation Line of 1773"...
What is the French and Indian War
100
Colonists who remained loyal to England...
Who are Loyalists
200
A form of government ran by women...
What is a Matriarcal Society
200
The _______ desired to explore North America in search of the Northwest Passage...
Who are the French Explorers
200
The nickname of the middle colony region, for producing a lot of bread in their economy...
What are the "Bread-Basket Colonies"
200
Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists, skipping merchants...
What is the Tea Act
200
The "shot heard round the world" was the first shot of the American Revolution, it was unknown who shot it, this took place in _________ and lead to a short battle directly afterwards...
What is Lexington
300
The belief that one culture is superior to another...
What is ethnocentrism
300
The last name of the first explorer to circumnavigate the world
Who is Magellan...
300
The economic idea that colonies exist to benefit the mother country...
What is mercantilism
300
Group of men, ran by Samuel Adams, that protested British treatment and fought for independence...
Who were the Sons of Liberty
300
The man who taught many soldiers discipline and hygiene during the cold harsh winter at Valley Forge...
Who is Friedrich Von Steuben
400
The _______ in Mexico farmed on floating gardens...
Who are the Aztecs
400
The time in european history where they wanted to learn and discover about new things, it led to the Age of Exploration
What is the Renaissance...
400
The first representative government in the colonies, the voters elect council...
What is the House of Burgesses
400
Written by Thomas Jefferson; this declared colonists free from government, explained purpose of government, and written to justify peace with England...
What is the Declaration of Independence
400
The battle that the Americans one that was major turning point in the revolution that boosted american spirits, France now declared was on England and became allies of America...
What is the Battle of Saratoga
500
All five tribes of the Iroquois joined up to form the worlds first democracy, this was known as...
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
500
The last name of the french explorer that was the first to permanently settle in North America (founded Port Royal and Quebec)...
Who is Champlain
500
Rules to regulate trade between England and the colonies; to make sure England profits from them...
What are the Navigation Acts
500
Allowed British soldiers to search through a ships cargo without allowance...
What is the Writs of Assistance
500
Help from foreign countries that significantly benefited the United States and contributed with the victory of the American Revolution...