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Unit 1: Early America thru Colonization
Unit 1: Early America thru Colonization
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These people worked on southern plantations:
Native American slaves
All of them
African slaves
Indentured Servants
2
The FIRST people came to America
By Beringia
Through Mexico
By boat
Across the Atlantic Ocean
3
The New England Colonies included:
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maryland
Maine
4
The period of time before written records was called:
Archeology
Pre-history
Paleontology
Anthropology
5
The Treaty of Tordesillas:
an agreement between Italy and Spain
Divided new territory by latitude
Was enforced by the Pope to keep the peace.
All of the above
6
This city was the hub or center of the shipping trade in the colonies
Atlanta
Jamestown
Boston
New York
7
The following animals were hunted by the earliest people EXCEPT for
Bear
Deer
Mammoth
Horse
8
Our 1st real attempt for a permanent settlement in America was a complete disaster here:
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Charlestown
Jamestown
Plymouth
9
Tools, weapons, and pottery are examples of:
Archaeology
Anthropology
Fossils
Artifacts
10
Why did the explorers explore?
They were bored without anything to do.
To spread Communism
God, Golf, and Glory
Land, Wealth, and Adventure
11
Fur trapping, whaling, fishing and ship building were jobs commonly found here:
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
12
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in
1862
1992
1492
1776
13
A person who moves from place to place in search of food is:
A Wanderer
Lost!
A hunter, gatherer
A Nomad
14
Huge sheets of ice, called glaciers, were how thick?
Over 2 miles thick
As tall as the highest building
2,000 Feet or less
Over 2 blocks
15
Which of the following was the BIGGEST risk when exploring:
Getting lost
Storms
Starvation
Disease
16
Columbus made how many trips to America?
2
4
1
3
17
These colonies were the most diverse:
All of the above
New England
Southern
Middle
18
In 1519, he sailed west to circumnavigate the world. He would die in the Philippines
Francis Drake
Magellan
De Soto
Balboa
19
These were improvements that were made to exploring ships EXCEPT for
Equipped with weapons for defense
Steered with a rudder in the back
Large square sails
They sat lower in the water
20
This English explorer tried to find a shortcut to Columbus's shortcut
Trump
Cabot
Hudson
Drake
21
Farming began around 7,000 BC, growing what crops:
Rice, Tobacco and Cotton
Corn, Beans and Squash
Oats, Rye, and Wheat
Punkin, Apples, and Beans
22
A Plantation is a large Southern farm that:
Usually grew one large cash crop
Were owned by overseers
Grew large amounts of food
Grew two or three crops
23
School was:
In a one room school house
where English, Math, Science and social studies were taught
required in Colonial life
Year round
24
This group of colonies had a mixture of farms and factories
All of the above
Middle
Southern
New England
25
The Quakers are primarily known for living in this colony:
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Maine
Pennsylvania
26
These 2 countries were to "best" suited for early Exploration:
Spain and Portugal
Portugal and Italy
Iceland and Greenland
Spain and France
27
Balboa was the first European to do what?
Find the Northwest Passage
Sail around the world
Find a shortcut to the Indies
Sight the Pacific Ocean
28
These are reasons why settlers came here:
Each and every one of them is right!
Religious and political freedom
Freedom from King's and Queen's
a new start and opportunity
29
At the center of Puritan life in New England was:
The community
Money
Work
Church and religion
30
Magellan left with 5 boats and 250 crew. How many survivors were there when the trip was done?
18
0
198
249
31
Henry Hudson did all of the following becept
Found the Hudson Bay and Hudson River
Found a shortcut to the Pacific Ocean
Tried to find the Northeast Passage
Tried to find the Northwest Passage
32
Columbus landed:
after 2,000 miles of sailing and lost
All of 'em
in what he thought was the Indies
the Caribbean Islands
33
The first people to farm were located here:
Central and South America
Northern Canada
Brazil
Beringia
34
Rye, Oats and Wheat were crops typically grown in these colonies:
Middle
New England
Southern
35
Prince Henry the Navigator wanted:
To sail around the world
To cross the Mediterranean.
To explore America
To find a short cut to India
36
The Breadbasket Colonies were all of the following except:
Delaware
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
37
Cotton, Tobacco, Indigo and Rice were major crops grown here:
The Breadbasket
New England
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
38
These were problems that the sailors faced on a daily basis
Bad food, cramped conditions, low pay, and harsh punishments
Locked in jail
Firing Squad
Lynching
39
The LAST ice age ended around the year
20,000 years ago
1,000 years ago
200 years ago
1,000,000 year age
40
ONE of the following is true about the first Americans:
Followed herds of animals across a land bridge from China
Culture was passed on through oral history and storytelling.
They lived to be in their 50's typically.
They used tools made from wood and steel