Early Civilizations
What type of home did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouse
Which country first created a boat that could travel long distances (caravel) on the ocean and started European exploration?
Portugal
13
What is the name for colonists who were against the rule of King George?
Patriots
What are the four directions on a compass?
North, south, east, and west
The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca were part of a group called...
The 5 Nations or The Iroquois Confederacy
Write one word that describes the relationship between European explorers and Native Americans.
(answers will vary)
What were the names of the three regions of colonies?
Northern, Middle, and Southern
What was the name of the war that was fought BEFORE the American Revolution that put England into a ton of war debt?
The French and Indian War or The Seven Years War
What was the name of the first new government of the United States of America?
The Articles of Confederation
What is the Native American name for the Iroquois?
Haudenosaunee
What was the name of the brand new trade between Europe and the Americas that traded new foods and animals between the two continents?
The Colombian Exchange
Use one word to describe the system of enslavement that was set up in America.
(answers will vary)
Which three groups of people had untold stories during the American Revolution?
African Americans, Native Americans, Women
Who led a year-long rebellion against the government of Massachusetts to protest the treatment of farmers and soldiers after the Revolution?
Daniel Shays
What two goods were traded across the Sahara Desert in Africa?
Gold and salt
What was one negative impact of The Colombian Exchange?
The spread of disease
What was the main product produced on plantations and harvested by enslaved people in the South?
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
What was the name of the Maryland soldiers who stayed behind to attack the British in order to let other troops escape safely?
The Maryland 400
Ghana, Mali, or Songhai
Which system did Europe set up that used slave labor to grow cash crops?
Plantation system
What was the name of the trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that brought enslaved people to the New World?
Triangular Trade
How many reasons were listed by the writers of the Declaration of Independence for why they wanted to be free from England?
27
Name any one of the three geographic sections of Maryland
Appalachian Region, Piedmont Plateau, Atlantic Coastal Plain