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  • Who was the first English child born on American soil?
    Virginia Dare
  • What was the term that describes the expansion of all flora and fauna on a global scale?
    Homogenization
  • How much of the Native American population was killed by disease after meeting Old World explorers?
    90-95%
  • How much land was promised to settlers by Sir Walter Raleigh?
    500 acres
  • Name the 4 prehistoric time periods
    Paleoindian, Archaic, Mississipian, Woodland
  • What was carved into the tree at the Lost Colony? What was speculated to have happened?
    Croatoan - speculated to have been killed or assimilated into N.A. tribes
  • What was the city of brotherly love?
    Philadelphia
  • What geographic region does Western NC fall into? (mountains)
    Blue Ridge region
  • Who were the 8 men that controlled property from VA to SC
    the Lords Proprietors
  • What was the largest plantation in NC
    Stagville
  • Similarities between 2 of these supports interior migration route
    2 languages - NaDene and Yeniseian
  • Whon explored Mexico first?
    Hernan Cortes
  • What was the original name for the Quakers?
    society of friends
  • How many years after Roanoke colony disappeared was the Jamestown VA colony established?
    20 years
  • What does BPE stand for?
    before present era
  • What was found at the Monte Verde site to support the pacific coastal migration hypothesis?
    Seaweed
  • What were some problems under Elizabethan rule?
    Famine, low wages, Plague
  • What were the 3 sisters?
    corn, beans and squash
  • The beginning of the Paleoindian time period was....
    12 -12.5k years BPE
  • Name one aspect of climate in the Paeloindian period
    tundra like conditions in mntns., sea level 100 ft lower, temp 5-11 degrees difference
  • Who was in power at the time of England's rennaisance?
    Queen Elizabeth
  • What goegraphic region of NC do we live in?
    Outer coastal plain
  • What 3 materials do we get from Long Leaf Pine?
    tar, pitch and turpentine
  • What type of FORMAL schooling did the daughters /girls normally receive?
    none
  • What was an important crop that returned to Europe after the Columbian exchange?
    the Potato
  • Wealthy children typically went to school here:
    Europe/English schools/universities
  • How many children did colonial women typically have?
    ~10
  • What are some goods brought to the Americas from Europe?
    grapes, coffee, sugar cane
  • Who led the first English expeditions to the Americas?
    Barlowe and Amadas
  • Which customs collector acted illegally when enforcing laws and collecting taxes?
    Thomas Miller
  • Who led the second English settlement to the Americas?
    John White
  • What tribe did the Tuscarora Indians join after losing the Tuscarora war?
    Iroquois - NY tribe
  • What were the 3 main kinds of money in colonial times?
    pounds, pence, shilling
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