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50 Cards in this Set
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Name the three Indian groups in Central and South America who built large civilizations before Columbus came
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Aztecs
Mayas Incas |
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What does the word nomadic mean?
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To constantly move from place to place in search of food
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The Indians in ____________ ____________ did not form large nations.
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North America
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Which North American Indian group was known for its peaceful confederations?
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Woodlands Indians
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Which North American Indian group was known for building burial mounds?
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Woodlands Indians
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Which group of North American Indians used their horses as they hunted buffalo?
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Plains Indians
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Which Indian group lived in hogans?
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Great Basin & Plateau Indians
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What is a hogan?
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an earth-covered lodge
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Which group of North American Indians were known for their use of totem poles?
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West Coast Indians
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Which group of North American Indians were known for eating salmon and oysters?
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West Coast Indians
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What is the false belief that spirits live in objects in nature and also in natural events?
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Animism
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Name the European who reached America before Columbus?
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Leif Ericson
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What is another name for Norsemen?
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Vikings
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What are some of the things that Europeans wanted from the Orient?
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Spices
Silk Gems |
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Who sponsored Columbus' voyage of discovery?
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
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Columbus thought he had reached the _______________.
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Orient
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Who was most responsible for encouraging European exploration?
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Christopher Columbus
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Essay - Using at least four sentences explain how Spain, France, & England each pursued different goals int he New World.
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PP. 6-9; 10
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Why is America named after Amerigo Vespucci?
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Because he was the first person to realize that Columbus had discovered a "new world".
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What Spanish word means conquerors?
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"conquistadors"
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On what part of the New World did Spain focus its attention?
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Central & South America
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Why did Spain focus its attention in the New World on Central & South America?
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Because of the mineral treasures there (like gold)
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Who was the first European to see the land that is now the United States?
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Who was the first European to see the Grand Canyon?
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
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Which exploroer discovered the adobe villages of the Pueblo Indians?
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Franciscio Vasquez de Coronado
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Who claimed the Atlantic coast of North America for England?
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John Cabot
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Who were the "Sea Dogs"?
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group of English sea captains who destroyed Spanish harbors and ships
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Who was the most famous of the English Sea Dogs?
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Sir Francis Drake
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Which English queen favored Sir Francis Drake?
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Queen Elizabeth I
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After the Reformation, England became a ________________ country.
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Protestant
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What was the religion of Spain?
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Roman Catholicism
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After the sea power of Spain was weakened, which country was able to colonize in the New World?
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England
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After losing its sea power, _____________ could no longer threaten England in North America.
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Spain
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Which explorer discovered the St. Lawerence River?
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Jacques Cartier
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Who claimed the Mississippi River for France?
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Robert de La Salle
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The French settled along major ___________.
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rivers
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Who were the French Protestants?
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Huguenots
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Where the French Protestant Huguenots allowed to settle in the New World?
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No
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Which country controlled the fur market in the New World?
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France
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What was the first English attempt to colonize the New World?
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The Lost Colony
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What man organized the founding of the Lost Colony?
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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On what island in North Carolina was the Lost Colony founded?
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Roanoke Island
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In what year was Jamestown founded?
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1607
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Which Indian group lived in the part of Virginia where the English settled?
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Powhatan Indians
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Essay - Using at least 3 sentences, why were the first years at Jamestown so difficult?
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P. 12
1. Little cooperation among settlers 2. Sickness 3. Impure water 4. Mosquitos 5. Indian attacks 6. Famine during "starving time" |
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At first, did the settlers at Jamestown cooperate with one another?
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no
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The first Africans in Jamestown probably lived and worked with the _______________ ___________.
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indentured servants
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What was the first representative assembly in America?
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House of Burgesses
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List the 3 major achievements of the Jamestown colony.
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1. First representative law-making body in America
2. Developed crops to raise and sell to Europe 3. 1st permanent English settlement in the New World |
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What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
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Jamestown
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