Abeka 6th Grade, History Test 4, ( Ch 1-5; Map Masteries 1-6; Geo. Facts 1-5)
Sioux
Indians from this tribe defeated Custer at Little Bighorn
John Cabot
the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America's mainland
Roger Williams
the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America
Black Hills
the hills that contain Mount Rushmore
Mississippi River
the largest river in the United States
Inca
the most famous Indians of South America
Be able to label these locations on a map.
1. Atacama Desert 2. Baffin Island 3. Andes Mountains 4. Great Salt Lake 5. Cape Horn 6. Great Lakes 7. Mount McKinley 8. Great Slave Lake 9. Yucatan Peninsula 10. Caribbean Sea 11. Appalachian Mountains 12. Island of Newfoundland
Be able to label these rivers on a map.
1. Madeira River 2. Colorado River 3. Snake River 4. Missouri River 5. Mississippi River 6. Orinoco River 7. Mackenzie River 8. rio Grande
Be able to label these locations on a map.
1. Mexico 2. Hudson Bay 3. Bering Strait 4. Great Bear Lake 5. West Indies 6. Bay of Campeche 7. Strait of Magellan 8. Baja California 9. Victoria Island 10. Rocky Mountains 11. Gulf of California
Be able to label these rivers on a map.
1. Yukon River 2. Rio de la Plata 3. St. Lawrence River 4. Ohio River 5. Columbia River 6. Parana River 7. Arkansas River 8. Amazon River
Why bison were so important to the Indians of the plains.
1. ate the meat and drank the milk 2. used the hides to make shoes, robes, and other clothes 3. used the hides to make tepees 4. used the manure for heating and cooking 5. cones were used to make tools like needles and knives 6. sinews made thread 7. horns used as ceremonial headdresses
nickel
Canada is the largest world producer of
Ottawa
Canada's capital city
constitutional monarchy
Canada's form of governmet is
French and English
Canada's two official languages
French and Indian War
England gained control of most of North America as a result of
Sioux
Indians of the Dakota tribe were also called
prairie
a plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses
Badlands
a region in the Dakotas which has many irregular cliffs and spectacularly colored hills
Gulf Stream
an important Atlantic current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico
David Brainerd
brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis
Northwest Passage
early explorers of Canada were searching for a water route to Asia that they called the
John Eliot
first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Scriptures into an Indian language
Iroquois
five tribes of this group formed the League of Five Nations
prairie dog
ground squirrel that lived in vast underground "towns" stretching over the prairie was the
Jacques Cartier
his searched for the Northwest Passage gave France a claim to Canada
Sequoya
invented a written language for the Cherokees
bison
largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere
Missouri River
longest river in the United States
tepees
most Plains Indians lived in
bison
most important animal to the Indians of the plains
trees
plants that are least likely to grow on a prairie
more extreme
prairies experience_______________ weather conditions than other areas.
Aztec
the most famous Indians to settle in Mexico
Wampanoag
the tribe that celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims
Joseph Brant
translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language
Delaware
tribe that kept a pictorial chronicle of their history
Blackfoot
tribe was named for the color of their moccasins
Seminole
tribe was the predominant tribe in the Florida Everglades
Hopewell
very early but very advance civization is famous for their burial mounds
Hudson
the world's largest bay is named for the man who discovered it
Lake Superior
the world's largest freshwater lake
Gulf of Mexico
the world's largest gulf
Maya
these Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America