Posttest 1

**Posttest 1 Thursday**
Parents: We will take Posttest 1 on Thursday. I have made study guides for every student that have all the information they need.

Students: Here is the website we used in class about Colonial America.

Notes for Posttest 1:

Native Americans
When the _________ died, it led to the permanent elimination of some villages of Native American tribes. buffalo
Which Native American tribe went whale hunting? Inuit
The Pawnee lived in dome shaped houses because ______________. it kept them cool in summer and warm in winter
Why didn’t Europeans and Native Americans get along? they competed for land
How did the Native Americans NOT help Explorers? they competed for land

Explorers
What were all European explorers in search of? a short trade route to Asia
Who sailed with Columbus and founded Florida? Juan Ponce de Leon
Who discovered the Americas? Christopher Columbus
What explorer traded with Native Americans? John Cabot
What continent were all Europeans in search of and eager to trade with? Asia

Colonial Life
If you lived on a plantation and owned slaves, you would be in a __________ colony. Southern
Why were the middle colonies nicknamed the ‘breadbasket colonies’? it had good soil and a good climate to grow crops
What colonies had poor farming because they had thin, rocky soil? New England
What shows how specialization improved the standards of living in the New England colonies? (How did they make money?)shipbuilding
________were not taken against their will and were given freedom after a certain length of time. Indentured servants
Voluntary exchange = bartering
trade off = voluntary exchange