1. Unit 3 The Fight for a Continent
Lessons 1-6

2. Vocabulary To become like the people around you ally
A person or group that helps another for a common purpose
The cruel killing of many people
A struggle or disagreement
A relationship in which people or groups compete for the same thing
A written political agreement between two or more groups
A law
Something from the earth , such as wood or metal, that is changed so that people can use it
ally
rivalry
massacre
assimilate
conflict
raw material
treaty
act

3. The first European settlements in North America were:
1565 – St. Augustine (Spain)
1607 – Jamestown (England)
1608 – Quebec (France)
1624 – New Amsterdam (Netherlands)

4. “We need to protect our land claims and resources. What should we do
“We need to protect our land claims and resources! What should we do?” asked the European.
“I know what to do! We’ll build a…”
FORT

5. “How will we learn to hunt?” asked the English settlers.
My name is Squanto. I can teach you!
WELCOME TO PLYMOUTH Home to the English Settlers

6. Some American Indians traded furs with the French and Dutch for
medicine
horses
metal items
the new iPhone 5s

7. The American Indians taught the European colonists how to
use plants for medicine
grow crops
keep food from spoiling

8. King Philip’s War was fought between several. _ ____
King Philip’s War was fought between several _ ____ groups and the English Colonists in ______________.
American
Indian
New England

9. What caused the Powhatan Wars?
The Powhatans realized the ___ wanted their in Virginia.
English colonists
land

10. The massacre in a Pequot village was caused by
The Spanish army
English colonists and their American Indian allies
French settlers
The Iroquois

11. Which was the main goal of many treaties with the American Indians?
To find better homes for them
To remove them from their land
To force their children to go to school
To force them to assimilate

12. Where do these events fall on the timeline?.
1830
1890
1820
1864
Wounded Knee Massacre
Treaty of Doak’s Stand
Trail of Tears
Sand Creek Massacre

13. Why did a rivalry begin between the Lakota and the Ojibwa?
They both wanted land in the Great ________ region. The __________ had the advantage because of the ________ they had received from Europeans.
Lakes
Ojibwa
guns

14. What caused the Wars?
The Beaver Wars were caused by the __________ and the __________tribes fighting for control of the _______ trade.
Iroquois
Huron
fur

15. All in favor of the Indian Removal Act say, “AYE!”
NEY
Andrew Jackson
John Ross
John Marshall
Sequoyah

16. In 1838, U.S. troops forced the Cherokee to move west on what became known as the- n + l
Trail Of
off - f
Tears
- Sp T

17. Raw Materials Most Valued
Spain
France
England
Silver
and
Gold
Beaver Furs
Tobacco

18. Tell one way in which the treaties with the American Indians were NOT always fair.
Many American Indians did not understand what they were signing because they did not __________ or ___________ English.
speak
read

19. The effect of the Lakota’s trading for European horses and weapons was that they became skilled _________ __________ and ____________.
buffalo
hunters
warriors

20. Who was Sequoyah and what did he do?
Sequoyah was a Cherokee Indian that developed an
ALPHABET
for the Cherokee language.

21. ESSAY (make it REALLY good)
Between the founding of St. Augustine and the Trail of Tears, relationships between Europeans and the Native Americans varied. Give an example of how these two groups cooperated, a conflict between the two, and the overall relationship.