America's First Peoples
Name three natural resources that caused the Cherokee to move to the Southeast.
Rich soil, rivers and trees
Juan Ponce de Leon wanted to find a magical spring called the _____________.
Fountain of Youth
St. Louis, Missouri is a city that was first settled by the ________.
A. Spanish
B. English
C. French
D. Italians
French
Where did the Pilgrims first land after arriving in America?
A. Portsmouth, Rhode Island
B. Boston, Massachusetts
C. Plymouth, Massachusetts
D. South River, New Jersey
Plymouth, Massachusetts
A _________ is a part of government that makes laws.
A. Protest
B. Legislature
C. Tax
D. Constitution
Legislature
Cherokee and Iroquis lived in __________. They could be up to 200 feet long.
Longhouse
A _______ is a strong building or area that can be defended against enemy attacks.
Fort
Samuel de Champlain sailed from France to Canada and built a village called _________ City.
A. Quebec
B. New York
C. Kansas
D. Augustine
Quebec City
A ________ is a follower of religion that believes in peace and equal treatment for all people.
A. patriot
B. pilgrim
C. quaker
D. explorer
Quaker
What items did the Stamp Act tax?
Printed items such as newspapers and legal items.
A ________ is a formal agreement, or treaty, between groups to work together.
A. Custom
B. Confederacy
C. Tradition
D. Government
Confederacy
They ran out of food and water.
Jacques Cartier landed in Newfoundland and explored the Gulf of ____________.
St. Lawrence
How many colonies did the English settle?
13
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. James Madison
D. Joe Biden
Thomas Jefferson
A _______ is a special way that a group does something.
A. Tradition
B. Government
C. Citizen
D. Reservation
Tradition
A ________ is a settlement with a church.
A. fort
B. mission
C. legend
D. citizen
Mission
Robert de La Salle explored the Great Lakes and claimed the entire __________ region for France.
A. Mississippi
B. Florida
C. Canada
D. New Jersey
Mississippi
Jamestown was named after this person.
A. King James III
B. King James I
C. James Smith
D. King James II
King James I
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison are known as the three ______ ________.
Founding Fathers.
Some Native Americans in the United States live on _________, or land that the government set aside for them many years ago.
reservations
What is the goal of a mission?
To spread religion to the people who live in the area
A _________ is an area of land owned by a country either within or outside the country's borders.
What do scientists think could have happened to the settlers of the Roanoke Colony?
A drought led to the colony's end. Settlers died from hunger or disease. Settlers went to live with American Indians.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington