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5. Explorers Revolutionary War American Leaders 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Colonies Native Americans

6. Early Native Americans crossed the land bridge to get to the New World. What two continents did it connect?

7. The land bridge connected Asia to North America.

8. Which tribe was made up mostly of the Iroquois, lived in Wigwams and longhouses, and were hunters and gatherers?

9. The Iroquois were part of the Northeast group of Native Americans.

10. Which group of Native Americans lived in small villages with fences and was made up of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and the Seminole?

11. The Southeast Native Americans

12. Which group of Native Americans were farmers and buffalo hunters, lived in grass huts along the river, and were made up of the Sioux and the Mandan?

13. The Plains Indians

14. Which Native American group lived in small towns, tried to farm but found it difficult due to the dry weather, and was made up of the Hopi, Zuni, Apache, and Pueblo tribes.

15. The Southwest Native Americans

16. List two out of three inventions that helped during the Age of Exploration.

17. Navigational tools such as the compass and the astrolabe and faster ships like the caravel.

18. In 1607 the Dutch explorer Henry Hudson began searching for what?

19. The Northwest Passage which was a water route through the New World to Asia.

20. The ________ _______ is the movement of plants, animals, and germs between the Old World and the New World.

21. The Columbian Exchange

22. List two out of the three reasons Europeans began to explore.

23. Europeans began to explore the New World for economic (gold), political (land), and technological reasons.

24. Describe one negative or bad effect of the Columbian Exchange.

25. Native Americans died due to new European germs and diseases.

26. List two out of the three European countries that had colonies in the New World.

27. Spain: Central and South America Britain: Eastern North America France: Central North America

28. Why did the Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics leave England to settle in America?

29. They wanted freedom of religion.

30. The French and Indian War was between the French and the British. Explain why they were fighting.

31. The British started moving into France’s territory.

32. The colonist tried to govern or make rules for themselves. List one example of this.

33. The Mayflower Compact or the House of Burgesses.

34. List how the following colonies made money: New England Southern

35. New England colonies built ships and had stores. The southern colonies had plantations.

36. Parliament passed the Stamp Act making colonist pay a tax paper goods. What did the colonist call this? ________ ______ ______ !

37. Taxation without representation!

38. The Sons of Liberty protested the Tea Act by throwing British tea into the Boston Harbor. What act did Parliament pass to punish the colonist?

39. The Intolerable Acts

40. The French were an ally for the Americans during the Revolutionary War. Why?

41. The French were bitter enemies with the British because of the French and Indian War.

42. Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?

43. Lexington and Concord

44. What document was signed ending the Revolutionary War? _______ of _______

45. Treaty of Paris

46. Who was named the commander of the Continental Army?

47. George Washington

48. Who was the principle writer of the Declaration of Independence?

49. Thomas Jefferson

50. This patriot was sent to France to ask for aid during the Revolutionary War.

51. Benjamin Franklin

52. This woman is famous for taking over a cannon during the Battle of Monmouth.

53. Molly Pitcher or Mary Ludwig Hays

54. This patriot wrote a pamphlet entitled Common Sense urging colonist to support the Revolution.

55. Thomas Paine

56. Make your wager

57. What battle of the Revolutionary War is viewed as the turning point of the war?

58. The Battle of Saratoga