Social Studies - Chapter 3

Front

How did both the Cherokee and Iroquois meet their needs in the same way?

Back

They both decided to settle in areas with trees and rivers to use the natural resources.  They used trees to build homes and rivers to gather food.

Front

What are the English settlements in order?

Back

Roanoke Colony

Jamestown Colony

Plymouth Colony

Georgia Colony

Front

What was the Louisiana Purchase and why was it important to the United States?

Back

• The French lost power to the English and sold its Louisiana Territory.

• Because of this, the United States more than doubled in size

Front

Christopher Columbus

Back

• He thought he could reach China by sailing west from Spain, but landed off the coast of present-day Florida 

• Set up communities in Hispaniola

• Called the people where he landed “Indians” because he thought he reached the East Indies

Explored much of North and South America

Front

Samuel de Champlain 

Back

• He explored the 

St. Lawrence River Area

• He found Quebec City

Front

Sir Francis Drake 

Back

• He sailed around the world

Claimed land in San Francisco for England

Front

Juan de Oñate

Back

Cruel, or mean, leader

• Explored to the Southwest to search for gold. 

• Made his men travel across the desert for many days and ran out of food and water after 45 days

• Established a new community in New Mexico

Front

William Penn 

Back

• Started the colony of Pennsylvania 

• Many people came to his colony as Quakers.  They were searching for religious freedom.

Front

The Founding Fathers established our country by…

Back

Helping to write the United States Constitution.

Front

Who is Mary Musgrove and why was she important with the local Creek American Indians?

Back

Mary Musgrove was an interpreter.  She spoke both languages and could help the colonist in Georgia and the local Creek American Indians communicate with each other.