Jeopardy
Jamestown and Plymouth New Spain New France New Netherlands Jamestown and Plymouth Native Americans 100 200 300 400 500
The greatest cause of death among Native Americans after the arrival of Europeans was what? And the Answer is…
Disease Small Pox Go back to main page!
Which of the social classes was of mixed Indian and Spanish Background? And the Answer is…
Mestizos Go back to main page!
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Peninsulares Creoles Mestizos Natives and Africans Go back to main page!
What is a presidio? And the Answer is…
Forts with high adobe walls. Inside were shops, stables and storehouse. Housed soldiers Go back to main page!
Identify two items that came from the Old World and two items that came from the New World in the Columbian Exchange And the Answer is…
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French trappers and traders of North America were called? And the Answer is…
Coureurs de bois Go back to main page!
French explorer who explored this area And the Answer is…
Robert La Salle Go back to main page!
What was the Main reason the French settled in North America? And the Answer is…
Fur Trade Go back to main page!
Before the Mississippi River was discovered, what river did the French rely on for trade? And the Answer is…
The St. Lawrence River Go back to main page!
Who are we and what did we discover? With the help of the Native Americans and the stories of a Great River, we discovered a large area of land around this geographical feature. Who are we and what did we discover? And the Answer is…
MARQUETTE AND JOLIET Mississippi River Go back to main page!
I sailed for the Dutch in search of the North West Passage I sailed for the Dutch in search of the North West Passage. A River and a Bay are named after me. And the Answer is…
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I bought the island of Manhattan from Native Americans And the Answer is…
Peter Minuit Go back to main page!
Why was the Hudson River area important for the Dutch economy? And the Answer is…
New Amsterdam was a major port city. Fur Trade New Amsterdam was a major port city. Go back to main page!
New Netherlands established which of the following two locations: Fort Orange Louisville New Amsterdam Baton Rouge San Diego And the Answer is…
A. Fort Orange & C. New Amsterdam Go back to main page!
Identify three long lasting cultural effects of the Dutch today in America. And the Answer is…
Ice Skating Saint Nicholas Boss Yacht Cookies Sleigh Go back to main page!
____________ is one which voters elect people to make laws for them And the Answer is…
Representative Government Go back to main page!
The Virginia Company received a ________ to colonize land between the Potomac River and North Carolina. And the Answer is…
Charter Go back to main page!
Separatists who wanted to make their own church And the Answer is…
Pilgrims Go back to main page!
An agreement signed by the Pilgrims about how to govern their colony And the Answer is…
Mayflower Compact Go back to main page!
What cash crop did the Jamestown colony grow with help from the Native Americans? And the Answer is…
Tobacco Go back to main page!
Name the members of the League of Five Nations And the Answer is…
Cayuga Onondaga Seneca Mohawk Oneida Go back to main page!
What area in the United States did the Native Americans build Pueblos? And the Answer is…
Southwest Go back to main page!
What are the three sisters? And the Answer is…
Corn Squash Beans Go back to main page!
Name two ways that Native Americans adapted to their environment. And the answer is
Farming Housing Temperature Control Clothing Movement Food Return to main page
Which Conquistadors defeated the Aztecs and the Inca? And the Answer is…
Aztec – Cortes Inca - Pizarro Go back to main page!
FINAL JEOPARDY What was the House of Burgesses?
Group of English Men that made laws for the colony Worked with the Governor of Jamestown
What has a neck but no head?