The Beginning
Did the Europeans know about the "New World" before Christopher Columbus?
Yes, they knew about it, but they had little interest.
What is an expedition
a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose. Often for discovery.
Who colonized St.Thomas first?
Denmark
Did people think of Christopher Columbus as a hero when he died?
No
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Italy
To make an educated guess during the scientific process is known as a what?
Hypothesized
Who established the first colony on St.Croix?
What two reasons couldn't Smit create a proper colony on St.Thomas?
Constant conflict between English and the Dutch, and weather.
Who was the first person to theorize that the world was round? Was it Columbus?
Ptolemy, or Cladius Ptolemaeus.
Give me a sentence that explains the meaning of Prosperity.
A condition of a group to flourish or grow, or to be prosperous.
The Virgin Islands were named after who?
Saint Ursella and her 10,000 Virgins?
What happened when Christopher Columbus arrived in Salt River?
The Caribs tried to capture Columbus while Columbus tried to capture the Caribs. They repelled the Spaniards and killed a soldier.
What was the original name of St.Croix
Ay-Ay
Inhabitants are what?
Who was the first Governor of St.Thomas
George Iverson
The route for the trade of goods and slaves from West Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas was called what?
The triangular trade
What was the name of Columbus's theory that assumed the East Indies was 2400 miles across the Atlantic
Enterprise of the Indies.
What does it mean to misappropriate something?
to use something against its intended purpose.