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Bimester 1
Use this game to study for the bimester 1 exam.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who lived in the Americas prior to the arrival of the Europeans? | Native Americans |
| How did Native Americans view land ownership? | They believed it belonged to everyone. |
| He founded a navigational school in Sagres, Portugal, which lead to the creation of the caravel. | Prince Henry the Navigator |
| A ship with long, billowing sails. | The caravel |
| Motives for European exploration. | Curiosity, wealth, fame, national pride, religion, foreign goods, religion, faster trade routes. |
| The year Columbus landed in San Salvador. | 1492 |
| Columbus' three ships. | Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria |
| This country funded Columbus' journey to the "New World." | Spain |
| Spaniards who helped seize goods and territory in the New World. | Conquistadors |
| This disease killed approximately 90% of the Native American population. | Small pox |
| Spanish explorer who was the first to see the Pacific Ocean. | Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
| Discovered the area that is now Montreal, Canada. | Jacques Cartier |
| Name of Native American tribe Columbus met at San Salvador. | Arawak |
| "Father of Canada" | Samuel de Champlain |
| British explorer who explored the area that is now New York. | Henry Hudson |
| Explorers sailed in this direction from Europe to travel to America. | West |
| "P" in PERSIA | Political |
| "E" in PERSIA | Economic |
| "R" in PERSIA | Religious |
| "S" in PERSIA | Social |
| "I" in PERSIA | Intellectual |
| "A" in PERSIA | Artistic |
| PERSIA is a/an ________, that helps us understand a country's __________. | acronym; culture |
| Equator | zero degrees latitude |
| Prime Meridian | zero degrees longitude |
| Three landforms studied in class. | Ocean, lake, river |
| The colony of Roanoke carved this word into a tree as a clue to the world. | Croatoan |
| The Pilgrims came to the new world seeking __________ freedom. | religious |
| Founded in 1607 | Jamestown, Virginia |
| This country was the first to settle in North America. | England |
| The main crop at Jamestown, VA. | Tobacco |
| The name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth. | Mayflower |
| The three colonial regions. | New England colonies, middle colonies, southern colonies |
| The number of colonial regions. | 3 |
| The number of colonies | 13 |
| The first two settlements in North America. | Jamestown and Plymouth. |
| A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1700s. | Great Awakening |
| Another name for the slave trade between Africa, Americas, and Europe. | Triangular trade |
| Your favorite teacher in the world. | Mr. Pulgarin |
| He is the strongest man in the world and has a lot of friends. | Mr. Pulgarin |
| Mr. Pulgarin's class number. | 623 |
| The French and Indian war was fought for: | Control of North America |
| These three countries claimed land in North America. | Spain, England, and France. |
| The policy of weakly enforcing laws. | Salutary Neglect |
| True or False: After the French and Indian war, the British began to heavily tax the colonists. | True |
| Famous slogan against taxation. | "No Taxation without Representation." |
| He said, "Give me liberty or give me death!" | Patrick Henry |
| This act required colonists to provide housing and food to British soldiers. | Quartering Act |
| This proclamation prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. | Proclamation of 1763 |
| This tax required colonists to pay for stamps placed on printed materials such as wills, deeds, and death certificates. | Stamp Act |
| When British troops fired on a mob in the streets of Boston, and killed 5 people. | Boston Massacre. |
| When Boston citizens dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 cartons of tea into Boston Harbor. | Boston Tea Party. |
| This documented declared the colonies free from British rule. | The Declaration of Independence |
| "I wrote most of the Declaration of Independence." | Thomas Jefferson |
| Support the Revolution. | Patriots |
| Did not choose sides during American Revolution. | Fence Sitters |
| The turning point of the war for the Americans. | Saratoga |
| The final battle of the American Revolutino. | Yorktown |
| Leader of the Continental Army. | George Washington |
| Leader of the British Army. | General Cornwallis. |
| This country helped the Americans during the American Revolution by providing them with ships. | France |
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