Fall of the Inca
Even though the Military of the Inca supported Atahualpa's claim to the throne, Huascar had the better claim because he was a son of Huayna Capac's _______ wife.
What is First Wife?
Before they attempted the Jamestown colony, this colony failed in a mysterious disappearance of its entire population.
What is Roanoke Colony?
Tisquantum, known to most as Squanto, was the last of this tribe, which was wiped out by smallpox as well as other European diseases.
What is the Pawtuxet Tribe?
This man married Stephanie McMahon in a kayfabe (fake) wedding on WWE's Monday Night Raw in 1999, and actually married her on October 25, 2003.
Who is Triple H/Paul Levesque?
Because the Viceroy of New Spain and other governors of the Spanish colonies kept refusing to endorse or fund a new expedition to South America, this man sailed to Spain and gained the support of King Charles.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
While she is known in popular culture as Pocahontas, her real name was this.
What is Amonute?
He was the first Native American to make contact with the Plymouth colony.
Who was Samoset?
Name one of the two most common elements found inside of a Star.
What are Hydrogen and Helium?
These two diseases were the most likely cause of the massive epidemic that struck down nearly 90% of the Inca population.
What are smallpox and measles?
Princess Amonute begged her father to spare the life of this man, which may not have been anything more than a Powhatan tradition of mercy.
Who is John Smith?
Squanto died on this date in 1622, and was buried as a Christian with the other colonists, even going as far as burying him with the Rosary given to him by Franciscans in Spain.
What is November 30th?
In what year did the LA Riots take place after Rodney King was brutally arrested, leading King to famously say "Can't we all just get along?"
What is 1992?
Throughout the colonies of the Caribbean, New Spain, and Peru, these types of estates were handed out to loyalist Conquistadors as reward, as well as a way of keeping them under control of the Spanish Crown.
What are Encomiendas?
Pocahontas did not marry the elder John Smith, but this man, by whom she had a son with before dying of 'Indian Fever' three years after they married.
Who is John Rolfe?
Tisquantum left the Newfoundland Company after his second trip to the Colony, and did this to find his way back to his home village.
What is walked South along the Coastline?
In August of 2016, the Standing Rock members of this tribe successfully protested a portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline from being built on their sacred burial grounds.
What are the Sioux?
Pizarro stole the gold owed to his men and fled deep into the Amazon Rainforest of Peru, creating this city and modern-day capital, which is where Pizarro would be hunted down and killed by his men.
What is Lima, Peru?
Name one of the two First Ladies of the United States who were descended of Pocahontas. One served during the First World War, while the other served at the End of the Cold War.
Who are Edith Wilson and/or Nancy Reagan?
Squanto taught the Plymouth colonists how to plant corn, beans, and squash together in this familial name for this kind of farming.
What is Three Sisters' Farming?
In 2003, George W Bush made an infamous victory speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which had a banner reading this in large letters, even though the war would not end for another eight years.
What is Mission Accomplished?