Early American History

What was the Middle Passage?

• A triangular trade route on which slaves were transported across the Atlantic Ocean

• A triangular trade route on which slaves were transported across the Pacific Ocean

• The forced march of enslaved Africans across hundreds of miles

• The process of branding enslaved Africans

What was Chritopher Columbus trying to find when he stumbled across North America?

• North America

• Asia

• Spain

• Russia

When Francisco Vasquez de Coronado first stumbled across Bison he called them...?

• Hairy Beasts

• Shaggy Cows

• Grandpa Buffalo

• Meat with Hornes

The first successful English colony founded in 1607 was...?

• Washington D.C.

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

Which colony had strict religious views?

• All Three

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Which colony was the best for crop growing?

• All Three

• New England

• Southern

• Middle

Who was the main author for the Declaration of Independence?

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

Which colony became destroyed, and the reason why is still a mystery today?

• Washington D.C.

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

What is one reason the Native Americans started to stay in one place instead of moving around?

• The Native Americans learned how to build fences and keep the buffalo from wandering the plains.

• The Native Americans developed sophisticated iron weapons.

• The Native Americans learned how to grow crops. They developed agriculture.

• The Aztec gods promised the tribes land in exchange for human sacrifices.