Chapter 1
Why did Columbus name the Native Americans "Indians"?
He believed that he had landed on the East Indies.
Where did Soto get his riches?
When he conquered the Inca empire with Francisco Pizzarro, they exploited the riches of Peru.
What was El Dorado?
El Dorado was a famous city of gold. It has silver towers and emeralds, rubies, and pearls shine like rainbows on every roof. The chief is covered in gold dust and wears a jeweled crown. No one who lives in this kingdom is ever thirsty or hungry or sick. No one who lives there has any worries at all. The streets are always filled with dancing and singing. In the fountains in every square, precious stones gently drop into pools of liquid silver.
What is the oldest permanent European settlement in the United States?
St. Augustine
What island did Cabot discover, or rediscover?
Newfoundland
Who was the first Spaniard to explore lands that are now part of the United States?
What did De Soto come to North America to find?
He wanted gold and even more riches.
What large canyon did Coronado's men discover?
The Grand Canyon.
What did Father Junipero Serra do?
Why did European explorers want to explore every river mouth, harbor and cove in North America?
In hopes to find the Northwest Passage.
How did Florida get its name?
When Leon found the land covered in flowers, he named it the Spanish word for season of flowers, Pascua Florida.
What great river did De Soto and his men first see in 1541?
The Mississippi River.
Why did Coronado live out his life in disgrace after he returned to Mexico in 1542?
He never found any gold after many years of traveling and searching.
What were presidios and who built them?
Presidios were forts and the Spaniards built them all over the Southwestern United States.
At what great port city does the Hudson River pass?
New York City
Which group of Native Americans, led by Pope, drove off the Spaniards and reclaimed their land for a while?
The Pueblo people.
Why did Champlain choose the St. Lawrence Valley as the site of his colony?
The St. Lawerence River Valley had lots of natural resources like freshwater, fish, and fertile soil.
What powerful waterfall did a French priest discover in the area between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie?
Niagara Falls