Indigenous Americans
Why did Christopher Columbus call the Indigenous People "Indians"?
He called them "Indians" because he thought he was India!
What does the word "indigenous" mean?
Original to a place, the first people group (or plant or animal) originally from that place
Why did the Europeans come to the New World?
To find a faster trade route, natural resources, and to make money.
The first successful, permanent English colony in the U.S. was in...
a. Plymouth, Massachusetts
b. Jamestown, Virginia
c. Hispaniola
b. Jamestown, Virginia
What ship did the Pilgrims go on?
The Mayflower
True or False?
All Indigenous groups have the same languages, cultures, and lifestyles.
False!
There are hundreds of Indigenous tribes with hundreds of languages and a diversity of cultures and lifestyles.
What is a "colonist"? What is a "colony"?
A colonist is a person who lives in a colony. A colony is a country or an area under control of another country, usually far away.
What product made the Jamestown colony a lot of money?
a. gold
b. tobacco
c. corn
b. tobacco
What year did the Jamestown colony start?
a. 1620
b. 1492
c. 1607
c. 1607
Name 3 jobs people had in Jamestown.
Possible answers:
preacher, carpenter, blacksmith, sailor, barber, bricklayer, mason, tailor, laborer, surgeon
True or False?
Christopher Columbus arrived in the modern-day United States.
He went to "Hispaniola" or modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Give an example of something that is "controversial".
Possible answers:
The idea that Christopher Columbus was a hero.
Whether students should have cellphones in class
Politics
How were the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies similar? How were they different? (At least one similarity and one difference)
Possible answers:
Similarities- difficult journeys to the New World, a lot of people died, they had disease and not enough food
Differences- Jamestown was started for gold and money, Plymouth was started for religious freedom
How many original colonies did the English have the U.S.?
a. 30
b. 13
c. 2
d. 10
b. 13
What happened during "The Starving Time"?
a. many people in Jamestown starved to death
b. many people in Plymouth starved to death
c. many of Columbus's men starved to death
d. many of the Indigenous people starved to death
a. many people in Jamestown starved to death
How did the Europeans' invasion affect the indigenous peoples?
Many died of diseases from the Europeans, and many were enslaved or killed.
What is it called when someone dies because they don't have enough food?
starve / starvation
Who started the Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay colony?
The Pilgrims
The journey from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean that brought enslaved people to the New World was called...
a. The Transatlantic Slave Trade
b. Indentured Servitude
c. The Middle Passage
d. Plantation
c. The Middle Passage
Who was Pocahontas's father?
Chief Powhatan
Who were the largest group of Native Americans in the Jamestown area?
The Powhatan people
What is a "feast"?
A large meal, usually to celebrate something
Where were the Pilgrims supposed to go?
They were originally supposed to go to Jamestown, but the wind blew them off course.
What document had the rules of the Plymouth colony?
a. The Plymouth Laws
b. The Mayflower Compact
c. The Pilgrim Compact
d. The Permanent Resistance
b. The Mayflower Compact
When did the Pilgrims come to Plymouth Rock?
a. 1602
b. 1607
c. 1620
c. 1620