Columbus
Roanoke
Jamestown
Current Events
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What was the name of the Indians that Columbus encountered in the Bahama Islands?
Arawaks or Tainos
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The colony holds this title.
The Lost Colony
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Jamestown was founded on this plant?
Tobacco
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What is the name of the deadly virus that is ravaging West Africa?
Ebola
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What was Columbus looking for from the Indians?
Gold
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Who went in search of the colonists?
John Smith
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This made many of the colonists at Jamestown sick with fever.
Malaria
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This town is in the news after the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.
Ferguson, Missouri
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What did Columbus begin to take when he could find no gems or gold?
Slaves
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What were the colonists asked to do if they were in danger and had to leave abruptly?
Carve a cross on the trees or a post by a door
300
The colony of Virginia was named after this person.
Queen Elizabeth I
300
What place did the CHMS girls finish in the championship cross country race?
Second
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What did Columbus and his men do to the Indians who did not find the proper amount of gold?
Cut off their hands
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White had asked the colonists to leave a particular sign if they left Roanoke. What was it?
Carve or write the name of the destination on the trees or on door posts.
400
A Native American Tribe that the colonists in Jamestown traded with. They also fought with them.
The Powhatan
400
What is the term for an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects a large number of people globally or over a wide area
Pandemic
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What is the term for a mass murder of a culture?
Genocide
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What was the name of the Indian tribe that lived in the area?
The Croatoan
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He developed a high grade tobacco that the colonists learned to grow.
John Rolfe
500
What is the date of the Pumpkin Chuckin' Activity?
Saturday, October 25th, 2014 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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