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| Who were the first Americans? | Native Americans |
| Native Americans in the Southwest lived by... | becoming farmers who grew corn, beans and cotton. |
| Native Americans in the Northwest lived by... | fishing. |
| Native Americans in the Midwest lived by... | hunting buffalo. |
| Native Americans in the East lived by... | hunting deer and turkeys and by becoming farmers who grew corn, pumpkins and beans. |
| Native Americans have taught others how to... | plant new foods and use plants for medicine. |
| Where did Christopher Columbus want to go? | India (to find an easier way to get there from Spain) |
| Why did Queen Isabella help Columbus? | Queen Isabella wanted Columbus to find gold for Spain |
| How did Queen Isabella help Columbus? | Queen Isabella gave Columbus three ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria |
| Instead of India, Columbus ended up in... | America. |
| Why did the Spanish explore America? | They wanted to find the seven cities of gold |
| Who started slavery in America? | The Spanish |
| Why did the Spanish build missions? | To teach the Native Americans to become Catholic |
| Native Americans were unhappy at the Spanish Missions because... | they were being forced to believe in the Catholic religion. |
| The Pilgrims came to America from England because... | they wanted freedom of religion. |
| During their first winter... | the Pilgrims did not have enough food. |
| Native Americans taught the Pilgrims to... | plant corn and fish. |
| November 1621 | The first American Thanksgiving |
| Roger Williams started Rhode Island because... | he believed everyone should be able to live in a place that gave everyone freedom of religion. |
| William Penn | Started the PA colony and was a Quaker |
| James Oglethorpe | Started the GA colony; helped people who were very poor find land to live on in Georgia |
| Puritans | a group of people who did not want to pray in the Church of England, but eventually did not let others have religious freedom |
| Why did the French come to America? | They were trying to find a short cut to Asia, find furs and teach the Native Americans to become Catholic |
| French and Indian War (1754) | France lost to England; they were fighting over land |
