Early Americans
What is the time before written history?
prehistory
This person wanted a faster route to Asia, so he sailed West rather than East was....
Christopher Columbus
What war was Great Britain trying to pay for by taxing the colonists?
French and Indian War
Who did colonists anger as they moved West over the mountains?
Native American tribes living in those areas
What is a man-made waterway called?
A canal
Tools, weapons, clothes, and jewelry used by people long ago are called....
artifacts
These explorers came to America in search of gold and to spread religion....
the Spanish explorers
To overthrow a government is also called ...
A revolution
What were Lewis and Clark hired to do?
Explore and document everything they saw on their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase
What did Robert Fulton invent?
Steam engine to power a boat
What is a natural supply or material?
a resource
These explorers and traders came to America in search of gold, furs, and a water route from the Great Lakes to Asia .....
the French explorers
What is money paid to a government called?
Taxes
Who bought the Louisiana Purchase and who did he buy it from?
President Thomas Jefferson from France
Besides in boats, how else was Fulton's steam engine used?
To run trains.
People who get food from hunting and gathering wild plants are called....
hunter-gatherers
What is a colony?
Land ruled by another country
What was the name of the event when colonists threw crates of British tea overboard?
The Boston Tea Party
What is land past the edge of settled areas called?
the frontier
What is the name of the canal built to connect the Hudson River to the Great Lakes?
The Erie Canal.
Native American groups joined forces with other groups to make the...
Iroquois League
What is the water route that leads from the Great Lakes to Asia?
Northwest Passage
What was the name of the document that colonists created that explained why they wanted to be free from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
How did America get California?
Went to war with Mexico and won - part of the peace treaty let us buy it for $15 million.
Why did make we need to improve transportation in the early 1800s?
The country grew larger, and cities were farther apart. We needed faster ways to travel and ship goods.