Unit 1 Illuminate 6th Grade

Front

How did the Crusades impact colonization?

Back

Remember your 3 Gs:

Christians wanted to continue their religous conquest. (God)

Increase desire to trade and profit. (gold)

Desire for Victory for land claims. (glory)

Front

Why did Columbus describe the land in New World in such detail?

Back

He wanted to leaders to understand what he encountered and they value it would have for Spain.

Front

What are the four geographic regions Indigenous peoples of North America occupied?

Back

The Southwest, the Southeast, the Northwest, and the Northeast.

Front

Who monopolized the trade of enslaved Africans?

Back

Portuguese

Front

How did Indigenous people see all land?

Back

Land is giver of life and should not be controlled by one.

They saw themselves as part of the environment.

Front

Who commissioned John Cabot?

John Cabot was one of the first explorers from England

Back

Henry VII

Front

How did John Smith contribute to the success of the colony?

Back

Smith became friends with the chief's daughter, Pocahontas .

Front

How did the colonists and Indigenous people view Thanksgiving?

Back

Colonists saw Thanksgiving as a celebration because the Natives taught them survival skills like how to farm and crop in the New World.

Counterclaim: Many Natives saw Thanksgiving as the start of European Colonists taking their land and destroying their population.

Front

Why were interactions between the Plymouth colonists and Squanto significant?

Back

Squanto served as an interpreter, helping colonists trade with nearby American Indian groups

Squanto taught the colonists what crops to grow for food.

Front

Which of the following was a cause of that led to Bacon's Rebellion?

Back

Poor Virginia farmers felt they were going to lose their land to Native American tribes.