Lesson 1
Which Native American group made longhouses?
Iroquois
Which country was the first to set out and look for a water route to Asia?
What were some of the motives to travel to Asia?
Portugal
spices and herbs for cooking and medicine
gold silk and other riches
Who sent English settlers to Roanoke colony in present day North Carolina in 1587?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the main reason why the British imposed taxed on the colonists?
What was the name of the war they won?
in debt from war
French and Indian War
What was the name of the ship that Pilgrims boarded in 1620?
Who lead the ship that carried Pilgrims to North America?
Mayflower / William Bradford
Who was the famous Cherokee who created a writing system for the Cherokee language?
Sequoyah
In 1492, who did Spain send to sail to China to look for spices, herbs, gold, and other riches?
Christopher Columbus
What were the 3 reasons or guesses we have to the disappearance of the settlers from Roanoke Colony?
drought / live with Native Americans / died of hunger/disease
Name the 3 different tax acts we talked about and what each one did.
Explain what the Boston Tea Party was.
sugar, tea, stamp
What was the name of the first plan of government the Pilgrims wrote?
Mayflower Compact
What is Native American land called? How many governments rule Native American land?
reservations / 2
Who was the second explorer Spain sent and later explored present day North and South America?
Amerigo Vespucci
How many sections were the 13 colonies split up in to?
What were the names of each section?
Which section specifically brought enslaved Africans with them?
3
Middle / New England / Southern colonies
Southern
What is a synonym for independence?
What did Paul Revere do?
What was the war between the American colonies and the British called?
freedom
rode from Boston to Lexington to warn colonists that British were coming. warned everyone on his route
American Revolution
Who DID NOT follow Pilgrim beliefs and had to leave Massachusetts?
This person later founded which town/state?
Anne Hutchinson
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
What is a confederacy and what was he main purpose of it?
A confederacy is a formal agreement between groups to work together and the main purpose for the Iroquois was the Great Law of Peace
Who explored the St Lawrence river, and the Great lakes AND founded Quebec City in Canada?
Samuel de Champlain
Who was a translator or interpreter to help English settlers and Native Americans communicate in Georgia?
Mary Musgrove
What is the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S Constitution?
ideals stating they were now free of British rule
written plan of government that explains beliefs and laws of country
What did James Oglethorpe do?
provide a colony in Georgia for those who were in prison for having a debt
Who were the five groups that were a part of the Iroquois Confederacy?
mohawk onondaga oneida cayuga seneca
Which country claimed ALL of North America?
Who was believed to have been the FIRST to discover this land?
England / John Cabot
Which states are in the middle colonies?
The Duke of York gave two states to his friends. They were called?
Which state started differently?
Who started Pennsylvania?
NJ NY Pennsylvania Delaware
NJ Delaware
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Who were the 3 main people who helped create Washington D.C?
What was Washington D.C's original name?
Benjamin Banneker Pierre Lenfant lawmakers
federal city
What is similar about the Mayflower Compact and the U.S Constitution?
What is different?
both plans of government
one for just 13 colonies
one for whole country