The American Republic Flashcards
Where the Huguentos settled
English territory
where did Columbus believe he had settled when he actually discovered the New World
East Indies
Who helped Jamestown’s settlers survive early hardships
John Smith
Were the Indians unified people
No
He was trying to find the legendary fountain of youth, but was possibly the first European to see the land that is now the United States.
Juan Ponce de Leon
This French explorer discovered the st.Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
He claimed the Mississippi River and the land it drained
Robert de La Salle
He offered proof that the lands were not the Orient but instead a new world
Amerigo Vespucci
He discovered the adobe villages of the Pueblo Indians
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
This explorer laid claim to the Atlantic coast of North America for England
John Cabot
These types of Indians hunted buffalo, lived in tepees, and they were nomadic
The Plains Indians
These types of Indians lived in cedar houses (wooden planks) in permanent villages they had abundant food. They are also known for there totem poles they raised in their villages
West coast Indians
These types of Indians lived in tepees, brush huts, and hogans. They also hunted buffalo and they are nomadic They also had petroglyphs which means rock drawings that showed lifestyle.
The great basin and plateau Indians
These types of Indians hunted, fished, and planted maize, squash, and tobacco. they built houses in permanent villages. They lived in wigwams
Woodland Indians
What king and queen gave Colubus support for his voyage
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
What explorer was the Americas named after
Amerigo Vespucci
Indian tribes that moved from place to place had what kind of lifestyle
Nomadic
What year was Jamestown founded
1607
What did the Frenchmen who came to North American want to trade
Tools, clothing, axes, and pots
What is another name for Norsemen
Viking
What kind of crop became profitable for the jamestown settlers
Tobacco plant
The belief that spirits live in natural objects and rule natural events
Animism
Who was the English noble who organized an unsuccessful colony called the lost colony on roanoake island
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who opened the door for European exloration in the New world
Christopher Columbus
What European reached America before Columbus died
Leif Ericson
During the late 1400s Europeans desired spices from where
The Orient
The Reformation turned what country to Protestantism
England
What Country explored and settled the land by the St.Lawrence River
France
What were some of the significant achievements of the Jamestown settlement
It established the first representative law making body in America. It developed a crop that it could raise and sell to Europe. It was the first permanent English settlement in the New world.
Who were the first Africans to arrive in Jamestown
Indentured servants
What group of English captains struck at Spanish harbors and ships
Sea dogs
Which group of Indians lived near the Jamestown settlement
Woodland Indians
What did the Virginians call their first representative assembly
House of Burgesses
What type of conquestadors spread the Roman Catholic religion as they explored the New World
Spaniards
What was the Spanish Armada
a Spanish naval invasion force sent to England by Philip II of Spain in 1588.
