What did the early settlers cross, supposedly, to reach North America?
Bering Land Bridge
100
This explorer 'discovered' the Caribbean, but set the trend for future explorers to the New World.
Christopher Columbus
100
Who was ultimately in charge of the Roanoke Island expeditions? (1584-1590)
Sir Walter Raleigh
100
Who invested in the Jamestown colony attempt (1607)?
Virginia Company
100
Why did the pilgrims leave Europe for the New World?
Religious Freedom
200
Who were considered one of the oldest known Indian civilizations in North Carolina? What historic site exists today that preserves this civilization’s history?
Pee Dee/Town Creek Mounds
200
____________________ explored the North Carolina coast (inc. Wilmington) in 1524.
Giovanni da Verrazzano
200
When the English returned from their first expedition to Roanoke Island, who did they bring with them?
Two Indians-Manteo and Wanchese
200
Who was the leader that forced the settlers to work in the Jamestown colony, and kept the peace between them and the Indians?
John Smith
200
Before landing at Cape Cod (and later Plymouth Harbor), where were the Pilgrims trying to land?
New York (Hudson River)
300
Which Indian nation used to live near us?
Tuscarora
300
____________________ explored the mountains of North Carolina and was mocked by the Cherokee in the “Booger Dance.”
Hernando de Soto
300
______________________ killed Chief Wingina and left the island during the second expedition.
Ralph Lane
300
______________________ had good/bad relations with the Jamestown settlers based on leadership.
Powhatan Indians
300
Who became Plymouth Rock’s first governor?
William Bradford
400
The __________________ involved trades between the Europeans and Indians.
Columbian Exchange
400
_______________, a Frenchman, navigated the Mississippi River and was involved with fur trade.
Louis Joliet
400
_____________________ came back to Roanoke Island after three years away and found a carving of what on a tree/post?
John White/'CROATOAN'
400
'Starving Time' took place under this governor.
George Percy
400
_____________________ and Squanto helped the pilgrims survive and celebrated the ‘first’ Thanksgiving with them.
Wampanoag Indians
500
Which Indian nation (today) is the largest in North Carolina?
Lumbee
500
This Englishman worked for the Dutch, exploring what is now New York City and setting up a colony (1609).
Henry Hudson
500
What happened to the colonists? How did they disappear?
The mystery has not been solved.
500
Jamestown ultimately produced what type of crop, thanks to John Rolfe?
Tobacco
500
The Mayflower Compact was created and signed in 1620. What type of government did it want to create?