Pre-Columbus- Exploration Native Americans North American Tribes South American Tribes Age of Exploration Misc. Final Jeopardy

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Question Answer Native Americans-100 This disease killed many Native Americans when the Europeans first started to arrive in America. What is small pox?

Question Answer Native Americans- 200 These two European groups killed off many Native Americans with their advanced weaponry such as guns. Who were the British and Spanish?

Question Answer Native Americans-300 Native Americans formed over 500 separate tribes. They developed different cultures because they _______ to their environments in distinct ways. What is adapted?

Question Answer Native Americans-400 The Native Americans were unable to fight off the European diseases because they were not _______ to them. What is immune?

Question Answer Native Americans-500 About 20,000 years ago, Native Americans crossed a land bridge from ______ to Alaska. Many traveled south into the rest of North America and into Central and South America. What is Siberia, Russia?

Question Answer The Iroquis, located in upstate New York, used the surrounding trees to build this type of shelter. What is a long house? North American Tribes-100

Question Answer North American Tribes-200 Every part of this animal was used by the Native Americans. Some of the uses were as food, shelter, weapons, and clothing. What were buffalo?

Question Answer North American Tribes-300 The Plains tribes, such as the Dakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Lakota lived in this area. What are the Great Plains?

Question Answer Native American Tribes-400 The Cayuga, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, and Seneca formed this political union which had its own constitution.. What is the Iroquois Confederacy?

Question Answer Native American Tribes- 500 The Hopi and the Apache, located in what is now the Southwest, used the surrounding clay to build their ______ homes. What are adobe?

Question Answer South American Tribes-100 This group developed the earliest Native American civilization. Who were the Maya?

Question Answer South American Tribes- 200 This group created an empire in Mexico. Who were the Aztecs?

Question Answer South American Tribes- 300 This tribe located in Mexico and Guatemala made many discoveries in science, astronomy, and mathematics. Who were the Maya?

Question Answer South American Tribes- 400 This group built extensive roadways to connect their territories in the Andes Mountains. Who were the Incas?

Question Answer South American Tribes- 500 This group were known for the skills in building pyramids and temples. Who were the Aztecs?

Question Answer Exploration- 100 One reason Europeans began to explore was to find a shorter route to _____. What is Asia?

Question Answer Exploration-200 A reason Europeans began to explore was to spread this religion. What is Christianity?

Question Answer Exploration-300 Columbus landed in Hispaniola in this year. What is 1492?

Question Answer Exploration-400 Spain was interested in finding ______ and ________ in the New World. What is gold and silver?

Question Answer Exploration- 500 This country colonized most of South America, Central America, including present-day Mexico and what is now the Southwest of the United States. These colonies were set up to protect its claims in the New World. What is Spain?

Question Answer Misc.-100 The thirteen colonies are located on the _______ coast of North America. What is the east coast?

Question Answer Misc.-200 This colony was the first British colony in North America. What is Jamestown, Virginia?

Question Answer Misc The Puritans came to America for religious freedom and settled in this colony. What is Massachusetts?

Question Answer Misc This agreement signed by the Pilgrims, created the Pilgrims first rules of government. What is the Mayflower Compact?

Question Answer Misc.-500 In the 1600s, people from Great Britain came to America for religious freedom. They were not allowed to practice this religion in Great Britain. What is Protestantism?

Question Answer Final Jeopardy The idea that colonies exist so that the mother country can profit. What is mercantalism?