Earliest Americans
Land Bridge Theory
Crossed the bering strait during the last ice age
What is capital of Colorado
Denver
This English settlement, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English colony in North America
Jamestown
This colony, started in the 1580s, became known as the “Lost Colony.”
Roanoke
The big three reasons for exploration
God, Glory, Gold
What does "Paleo" mean
"Ancient"
What is capital of Texas
Austin
The Jamestown settlers struggled to survive because they spent more time looking for this instead of farming
What is gold
This Englishman sponsored the Roanoke Colony, though he never set foot there himself.
Walter Raleigh
In 1492, this explorer sailed west from Spain and landed in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
How was the Clovis tribe identified by
Spear points
What is capital of Wyoming?
Cheyenne
This leader saved Jamestown by enforcing the rule, “He who will not work, shall not eat.”
John Smith
This governor of Roanoke returned to England for supplies, only to find the colony vanished when he came back in 1590.
John White
This Spanish conquistador defeated the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
The Olmec created what?
First written language in America
What is Capital of Rhode Island
Providence
This Native American, daughter of Powhatan, is known for helping the Jamestown settlers and later marrying John Rolfe
Who is Pocahontas?
This word was carved into a tree and was the only clue left behind by the missing colonists
“Croatoan”
This Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico.
Hernán Cortés
Where did the Anasazi live?
Colorado Plateau
What is capital of Missouri
Jefferson City
The introduction of this cash crop by John Rolfe made Jamestown profitable and ensured the colony’s survival.
Tobacco
This was the name of the first English child born in the New World, at Roanoke in 1587
Virginia Dare
What is a Royal Colony
Colony ruled directly by the King