Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
32 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
THE VIKINGS
Longships were powered by _______________________ |
Sails & Rowers
|
|
|
Vikings began searching for extra space and supplies in
A.) 800 A.D. B.) 1200 B.C. C.) 800 B.C. |
A.) 800 A.D.
|
|
|
Viking ships could be dragged onto beaches because they had _____________________.
|
Flat Bottoms
|
|
|
Viking ships are often referred to as _________________.
|
Longships
|
|
|
What are Colonists?
|
People who take their way of life to another place.
|
|
|
When Vikings saw a place they liked, they would often:
A.) Make Friends B.) Steal From It C.) Offer to buy it. |
B.) Steal From It
|
|
|
In 1513, the Spanish landed on the American mainland in what is now Florida. What was the name of their settlement?
|
St. Augustine
|
|
|
Who was one of the first people to sail around the world?
|
Sir Francis Drake
|
|
|
Plymouth colony was built by English settlers in 1620 in what is now ___________________.
|
Massachusetts.
|
|
|
Who is Leif Eriksson?
|
a Viking who iscredited with being the first European to reach the mainland of the North American continent, around the year 1000 A.D
|
|
|
What is a Conquistador?
|
Spanish who explored America
|
|
|
Who is Jacques Cartier?
|
a Frenchman, sailed to North America in search of the Northwest Passage
|
|
|
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
|
a French sea captain, continued the search for the Northwest Passage. Although he was unsuccessful, he sailed down the St. Lawrence River and founded a fur-trading post that he named Quebec.
|
|
|
What is "Quebec" ?
|
Quebec was the first permanent French settlement in North America.
|
|
|
Who is Robert La Salle?
|
He explored the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico for France. He named this region Louisiana, after King Louis XIV.
|
|
|
The French called their entire territory in North America _____________________.
|
New France
|
|
|
In the French and Indian War, was the main enemy of the French the English or the Indians?
|
The French and Indian War was fought mostly between the French and the English.
|
|
|
Did the French and Indian War take place in the 1700s or the 1800s?
|
The French and Indian War started in 1755.
|
|
|
Was the Iroquois Federation a group of enemies or allies?
|
Allies: Members of the Federation helped one another.
|
|
|
Did Indians fight for the French, the English, or both?
|
Both the French and the English had Indian allies
|
|
|
Before the war, was it easy or difficult to tell the difference between enemies and friends?
|
Difficult: Before the war, people were willing to do almost anything to take or keep land.
|
|
|
Did people OFTEN or RARELY feel cheated in the “game” for American land?
|
People often felt cheated in the competition for American land.
|
|
|
Did King Philip’s War start because colonists feared Indians, or because Indians feared colonists?
|
Because Indians Feared The Colonists.
Several northern tribes felt they had to stop the colonies from taking more Native American land. |
|
|
Before the war, England did, or did not, challenge France’s claims to land and trade?
|
England DID challenge France's Claims to land and trade.
|
|
|
Did King William’s War start in America or Europe?
|
Europe.
King William’s War was one of many wars that started in Europe and then “moved” to America. |
|
|
When English settlers arrived, was the Ohio Territory part of New France or New England?
|
New France
|
|
|
Which fort did the French steal from the English, Fort Le Boeuf or Fort Duquesne?
|
Fort Duquesne
|
|
|
Did the French declare war after Washington and his men killed some French soldiers or after they stole a French fort?
|
Washington and his men killed some French soldiers on the way to Ohio.
|
|
|
Who fought on each side in the French & Indian War?
|
The French and Indian War was fought by French soldiers together with Native American warriors against the British soldiers and American colonists. A few Native Americans sided with the British, but most tribes were afraid the British would settle on their lands if the British won.
|
|
|
Why did the French & Indian war start?
|
The war began because France didn’t want Britain to take French land, and they decided to fight to keep it.
|
|
|
When did the French and Indian War take place?
|
1755-1763
|
|
|
What were the results of the French & Indian War?
|
• France cedes (gives) claims to Canada and all land east of the Mississippi River (except the city of New Orleans) to Britain.
• France cedes to Spain (her ally) French land west of the Mississsipi River, plus New Orleans. • Spain cedes Florida to Britain. |
