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America's Beginnings/Thirteen Colonies
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6th Grade
09/21/2006

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Term
Longitude
Definition
Measure North to South
Term
Latitude
Definition
Measure North to South and travel East to West
Term
Continents
Definition
large land masses surrounded by water
Term
Name the 7 continents
Definition
South America
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Term
Eurasia
Definition
The two continents combined as one.
Term
Coastal Plain
Definition
Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors
Term
Appalachian Highlands
Definition
Old, eroded mountains
Term
Canadian Shield
Definition
Wrapped the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape
Term
Canadian Shield
Definition
Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers.
Term
Canadian Shield
Definition
Holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America
Term
Interior Lowlands
Definition
rolling flatlands with many rivers, valleys, and grassy hills.
Term
Great Plains
Definition
Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands
Term
Rocky Mountains
Definition
Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico; high elevations
Term
Rocky Mountains
Definition
Contains the Continental Divide
Term
Continental Divide
Definition
determines the directional flow of rivers
Term
Basin and Range
Definition
Area containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley
Term
Death Valley
Definition
Lowest point in North America
Term
Coastal Range
Definition
contains fertile valleys
Term
Inuit
Definition
Alaska and Northern Canada, temperatures below freezing much of the year
Term
Kwakiutl
Definition
Pacific Northwest Coast, rainy, mild climate
Term
Sioux
Definition
Great Plains, dry grasslands
Term
Pueblo
Definition
New Mexico and Arizona, desert areas (hot)
Term
Iroquois
Definition
Eastern Woodland, heavily forested
Term
Indians got their food by (3 ways)
Definition
fishing, hunting and harvesting crops
Term
Indians made their clothing from what two things?
Definition
animal skins and plants
Term
Indians made their shelter from (4 things)
Definition
stones, sod, wood, animal skins
Term
Name the three motivating forces.
Definition
Economic- Gold
Religious- God
Competition- Glory
Term
Name the obstacles to exploration (4)
Definition
poor maps and navigational tools
disease and starvation
fear of the unknown
lack of adequate supplies
Term
Name the accomplishments of the explorers
Definition
Exchanged goods and ideas
Improved navigational tools and improved ships
Claimed territories
Term
Who claimed the Southwest United States for Spain?
Definition
Francisco Coronado
Term
What explorer was from Spain?
Definition
Francisco Coronado
Term
What explorer was from England?
Definition
John Cabot
Term
What explorer explored eastern Canada?
Definition
John Cabot
Term
What two explorers were from France?
Definition
Samuel de Champlain
and
Robert LaSalle
Term
What explorer established the French settlement of Quebec?
Definition
Samuel de Champlain
Term
What explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley?
Definition
Robert LaSalle
Term
Who made voyages of discovery along West Africa?
Definition
The Portuguese
Term
What ocean served as a highway for explorers, early settlers and later immigrants?
Definition
Atlantic Ocean
Term
What river is the gateway to the west?
Definition
Ohio River
Term
Where did inland port cities grow?
Definition
In the midwest along the Great Lakes
Term
What two rivers were the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products?
Definition
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Term
Who explored the Columbia River?
Definition
Lewis and Clark
Term
Who explored the Colorado River?
Definition
the Spanish
Term
What forms the border with Mexico?
Definition
The Rio Grande
Term
What ocean was an early exploration route?
Definition
Pacific Ocean
Term
What provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America?
Definition
Gulf of Mexico
Term
Which country conquered and enslaved Indians, brought Christianity, and brought European diseases?
Definition
The Spanish
Term
Which country established trading posts and spread the Christian religion?
Definition
The French
Term
What country established settlements and claimed ownership of land, learned farming techniques from Indians, and traded with the Native Americans?
Definition
The English
Term
Name the three areas of cooperation.
Definition
Technology (transportation of weapons and farm tools)
Trade
Crops
Term
Name the 5 areas of conflict.
Definition
Land
Competition for trade
Differences in culture
Disease
Language differences
Term
Who became powerful by controlling trade in West Africa?
Definition
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Term
What did the Portuguese trade for gold?
Definition
metals, cloth and manufactured goods
Term
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa in turn from _____ to ______
Definition
300 to 1600 AD
Term
The Lost Colony
Definition
Roanoke Island
Term
Jamestown was settled in what year?
Definition
1607
Term
Plymouth colony was settled by whom?
Definition
Separatists
Term
Massachusettes Bay Colony was settled by the _________________.
Definition
Puritans
Term
Pennsylvania was settled by the ________.
Definition
Quakers
Term
Georgia was settled by people who had been in _______________________.
Definition
debtor's prisons in England
Term
Which two colonies wanted to avoid religious persecution?
Definition
Plymouth and Massachusettes Bay Colony
Term
Which colonial region includes Massachusettes, Rhode Island and Connecticut?
Definition
New England colonies
Term
Which colonial region includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware?
Definition
The Middle Colonies (Mid-Atlantic)
Term
Which colonial region includes Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina?
Definition
The Southern Colony
Term
Which colonial region(s) include the appalachian mountains?
Definition
All of them.
New England
Mid-Atlantic
South
Term
What colonial region is known for its jagged coastline, moderate summers, cold winters, shipbuilding, and town meetings?
Definition
New England
Term
Which colonial region is known for its rich farmlands, moderate climate, livestock and grain, trading, diverse religions and market towns?
Definition
Mid-Atlantic
Term
Which colonial region is known for its good harbors, humid climate, large farms/plantations, cash crops, slavery, indentured servants, Church of England, and counties?
Definition
South
Term
Which colonial Region is Virginia located in?
Definition
South
Term
Which colonial Region is Virginia located in?
Definition
South
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