Early Americans and Explorers L1-L2 Colonization Study Game

What does this map show?

• Spain, France, and England had claims in the New World

• Portugal is the green region

• New Spain is the pink region

• Spain and France had claims in the New World

The Spanish came for... ?

• to expand their country's power

• God, Gold, Glory

• to become famous

• to spread Catholicism

Walls built of a network or interwoven sticks and covered with mud or clay; used by early American Indian cultures

• Chert

• Mounds

• Wattle & Daub

• Platform

The Mississippians grew their own crops. What was this practice called?

• Horticulture

• Farming

• Self-Sufficient

• Cultivating

Which group of Native Americans was known for being large scale farmers and mound builders who traded throughout North America?

• Paleo

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Mississippian

The English Economic policy that focused more on exporting more than importing.

• Trade

• Missions

• Mercantilsm

• Interdependence

Which Spanish Conquistador was created for being the first European in Georgia?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Marcus Arelius

• Miguel de Soto

In what part of the world were many new colonies of European origin established in the 1500s and 1600s?

• South America only

• North America only

• Africa

• The Americas

Which European country took the lead in exploring and colonizing the New World?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

What were the first group of people called from the 'New World'?

• Indians

• Americans

• Native Americans

• Asians