Chapter 3 Concepts Flashcards
Why did the Iroquois settle in present day in New York state in Canada?
To use trees from the forest to build homes like their long houses.
What country did Christopher Columbus explore for and where did he explore?
Christopher Columbus explored for Spain but he was from Italy and he explored the Hispaniola’s.
What country did Samuel de Champlain explore for and where did he explore?
He explored for France and he explored the Great Lakes region around Canada and Quebec.
What country did Sir Francis Drake explore for and where did he explore?
He claimed land near San Francisco.
What are three ways the Spanish Colonize?
By building towns called pueblos
By building forts called presidios
By making missions to teach their religion.
What are two places the Spaniards colonized?
California
Florida
Explain what Pierre Laclede did in the city of St. Louis.
He set up a trading post where he could buy fur from the Native Americans.
Who are two people linked to the colony of Jamestown?
Captain John Smith was a colony leader in Jamestown
Pocahontas saved his life when her father the chief was going to kill him.
Who are two people linked to the colony of Georgia.?
Mary Musgrave, who was creek Native American and was a translator for
James Oglethorpe was the founder of the Georgia colony.
Who are two people linked to the colony of Pennsylvania?
William penn started the colony
Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous people who live there and he was from Philadelphia.
Explain why laws passed by the British such, as the stamp act, made the colonist angry.
The colonist did not think they should pay taxes to the British because the colonist had no say in the British colony.
Put these in the order they happened
- The American revolution
- George Washington became our first president
- The Boston tea party took place
- James Madison help write the United States Constitution
1 The Boston tea party took place.
2 The American revolution began.
3 James Madison helped write the United States Constitution.
4 George Washington became her first president.
Who did Robert de la Salle explore for and what did he explore?
He explored for France and he explored waterways including the Mississippi river.
What are three things included in the Declaration of Independence?
1 People have rights
2 Complaints against the king
3 The colonists are free
Explain what happened at the Boston tea party.
The British made the Tea Act that taxed the tea and said The colonists could only buy tea from great Britain. So the colonists dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor.
