Why were the Europeans explorers so desperate to get to China and India?

How were the Italians and Arabs getting in the way of European traders before the Age of Exploration?

Name at least two dangers European explorers faced in their travels around the world.

Name at least two new technologies that enabled Europeans to be more successful explorers in the 1400s and early 1500s than they would have been in previous centuries.

Why was it easier for crops, animals, and ideas to spread across Europe and Asia than up and down the Americas?

Why were the Native Americans so much more vulnerable to European diseases than vice versa?

Name some foods we eat in America that came from Europe or Asia.

Name plants or animals from the Americas that spread around the world.

Why primarily did European colonists move to Massachusetts?

Why primarily did European colonists move to New York?

Why did European colonists move to Virginia?

Why was Maryland founded?

Why was Rhode Island founded?

Why was Pennsylvania founded?

What did kids have to do if they messed up or did not know what to do on an assignment in colonial America?

How come kids in the Southern colonies were educated at home, not at schools?

Slaves were not normally educated, but they were sometimes allowed to learn to read. Why?

In the New England colonies, everyone (boys and girls) was expected to learn to read and write at least a little. Why?

In the middle colonies (Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware), kids went to private schools to learn reading, writing, and math and then learned a trade. Give some examples of a skill or trade a boy might learn.

Give some examples of trades or skills a girl might learn in the Middle Colonies.

Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions Click for more info!
©2007-2024 Review Game Zone | About | Privacy | Contact | Terms | Site Map