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8SS Daily Questions
September 27 - October 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the first European to set foot in North Carolina? | Giovanni da Verrazano |
| What year did Giovanni da Verrazano set foot in North Carolina? | 1524 |
| What Italian explorer landed in the Caribbean in 1492? | Christopher Columbus |
| What was number one of three reasons European explorers sailed to Africa and the Americas? | Curiosity about what's out there |
| What was number two of three reasons European explorers sailed to Africa and the Americas? | Add land to their empire and acquire its resources |
| What was number three of three reasons European explorers sailed to Africa and the Americas? | Convert native people to Christianity |
| What are the 5 Indian tribes indigenous to North Carolina? | Cherokee, Catawba, Algonquian, Tuscarora and Siouan |
| What region were the Cherokee Indians from? | Mountain |
| What region were the Catawba Indians from? | Piedmont |
| What region were the Algonquian Indians from? | Coastal |
| What region were the Tuscarora Indians from? | Coastal |
| What region were the Siouan Indians from? | Piedmont |
| What are artifacts? | an object from the past that can be man-made (or not) that shows how people lived |
| What are oral traditions? | stories or legends that have been passed down for generations |
| What did Native American stories and legends explain? | the history or nature and taught children lessons |
| What is bias? | an unfair preference or dislike of something |
| Why were the Europeans biased against the Native Americans? | they thought they were more intelligent or better because their technology was more advanced |