Social Studies Focus Points for March 13-17, 2023

_____ from Portugal, Spain, France, and England came to the Americas.

• Trainers

• Explorers

• Actors

• Presidents

These explorers and the _____ living in the Americas had different cultures.

• Native Americans

• travelers

• kings

• leaders

______ is the way of life of a group of people.

• Culture

• Practices

• Beliefs

• Systems

Native Americans told a special ____, or a story from the past whose facts cannot be checked.

• riddle

• legend

• poem

• parable

_____ wanted to find the spring of the Native American legend. He and his men did not find the Fountain of Youth.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• King Arthur

• Queen Mary

Ponce de Leon was the first European to explore the area of ____.

• Texas

• South Carolina

• Florida

• New York

A _____ is a strong building or area that can be defended against enemy attacks.

• castle

• fort

• house

• church

A ____ is a place ruled by another country.

• town

• city

• colony

• county

A _____ is a settlement that has a church where religion is taught.

• colony

• mission

• city

• community

A ______ is an official member of a community.

• client

• citizen

• missionary

• colonist