6th Grade Test 4

He was the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America's mainland

John Cabot

His search for the Northwest Passage gave france a claim to Canada

Jacques Cartier

The worlds largest bay is named for him, its discoverer

Hudson

The first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Scriptures into an Indian language

John Eliot

He translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language.

Joseph Brant

He invented a written language for the Cherokees

Sequoya

He brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis.

David Brainerd

He was the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist Church in America

Roger Williams

A plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses

prairie

Prairies experience ________ _________ weather conditions than other areas.

more extreme

The plants that are least likely to grow on a prairie are _________

trees

The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was the ___________

Bison

The ground squirrel that lived in vast underground "towns" stretching over the prairie was the __________

prairie dog

The largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere is the __________

Bison

Most Plains Indians lived in ___________

tepees

The Indians of the Dakota tribe were also called ____________.

Sioux

This very early but very advanced civilization is famous for their burial mounds

Hopewell

Indians from this tribe defeated Custer at Little Bighorn

Sioux

This tribe was named for the color of their moccasins

Blackfoot

This tribe was the predominant tribe in Florida Everglades

Seminole

This tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history

Delaware

These were the most famous Indians to settle in Mexico

Aztec

Five tribes of this group formed the League of Five Nations.

Iroquois

This tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

Wampanoag

These Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America

Maya

These are the most famous Indians of South America

Inca

Canadas capital city is ________

Ottawa

Canada's two official languages are English and_______

French

Canada's form of government is a(n) _________

constitutional monarchy

Early explorers of Canada were searching for a water route to Asia that they called the ________

Northwest Passage

England gained control of most of North America as a result of the _______________________.

French and Indian War

Canada is the largest world producer of ________

Nickel

The longest river in the United States

Missouri River

The worlds largest gulf

Gulf of Mexico

The hills that contain Mount Rushmore

Black Hills

An important Atlantic current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf Stream

The largest river in the United States

Mississippi River

A region in the Dakotas which has many irregular cliffs and spectacularly colored hills

Badlands

The worlds largest freshwater lake

Lake Superior