Indigenous North America and European Contact
What word describes Native American tribes who move from place to place to find food?
Nomadic or Nomad
Which Italian explorer sailed from Spain in August 1492 aboard the Santa Maria, accompanied by the Pinta and the Niña?
Christopher Columbus
What was the leading colonial export?
Tobacco
The following group of people wanted independence from Great Britain.
Patriots
Who occupied North America before the Europeans colonized it?
Native American Tribes
Who was the first European explorer to document the Grand Canyon?
Francisco Vazquez De Coronado
Where did English, Dutch, and Germans seeking religious freedoms and economic opportunities settle?
(New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, or Southern Colonies)
Middle Colonies
Who did England enforce new taxes on to pay for the French and Indian War?
The Colonies/Colonist
"What was the trade system between Europe, Africa, and America that moved goods and slaves?
Triangular Trade
Who was the first explorer to lead an expedition to Puerto Rico and La Florida?
Juan Ponce De Leon
Which colonies relied on fishing, furs, and shipbuilding in the 17th century?
(New England Colonies, Middle Colonies or Southern Colonies)
New England Colonies
Which 1764 British law imposed duties on sugar and molasses imported into the American colonies, aiming to raise revenue and curb smuggling?
Spanish explorers aimed to spread ______________, gain wealth and territory and enhance national pride. (Fill in the blank)
Christianity
Who was the Italian explorer that "found" Brazil and for whom the name "America" comes from?
Amerigo Vespucci
What is the journey slaves took across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the New World called?
The Middle Passage
What name did the American colonists give to the unfair laws Britain made after the Boston Tea Party?
-closed the port of Boston, reduced the self-government autonomy, criminals were now to be tried in England, must quarter troops
Intolerable Acts
What was one major reason for the rapid decline in Native American populations after Europeans began exploring and colonizing North America?
European Diseases
ie: small pox, measles, mumps and typhus
Who was an English explorer who explored California and circumnavigated the globe?
Francis Drake
What document was written by Thomas Jefferson to be presented to the King stating reasons for separating from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
What did England issue that prevented the colonists from moving westward after the French & Indian War?
Proclamation of 1763