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he was the first president, commander of American forces in the Revolutionary War
Who is George Washington
100
They were a native american people that settled in the valley of Mexico around 1200 A.D., and later developed a powerful empire
Who were the Aztecs
100
One of the spaniards who traveled to the Americas as an explorer soldier and conquerer in the 16th century
What is a conquistador
100
July 2, 1776 this document being signed freed America from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
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He was an Italian navigator in the spanish service, and discovered parts of America in 1492
Who is Columbus
200
They were a native american people whose civilization flourished in Guatemala and the Yucatan peninsula between about 250-900 A.D.
Who were the mayans
200
These small ships were faster and could sail against the wind with their triangular sails.
What is a Caravel
200
This group made a transcontinental journey from Asia to what is now known as America.
Who is the Paleo-Indians
200
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Who is Outkast
300
This Portugese Noble started a naval academy that would make Portugal a leader in sailing exploration.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
300
They were a native american group that lived on the mesa tops,cliffsides, and canyon bottoms of the four corners region.
Who were the Anasazi
300
This means to go all the way around
What is circumnavigate
300
This Era was a time of Art, Literature, Science and Humanism
What is The Renaissance
300
This 2013 movie about a slave trying to find his way back to his family.
What is 12 years a slave
400
He was responsible for the downfall of the Aztec empire in 1519
Who is Hernan Cortes
400
They were native american people whose civilization flourished in what is now southern mexico in the period 1200-400 B.C.
Who were the Olmec
400
Buisnesses in which investers pool their wealth for a common purpose.
What is the joint-stock company
400
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400
He is our current President but he had a job before this
What is Senator of Illinois
500
This Viking founded Vinland, now modern day Newfoundland, when his ships were blown off course circa 1000A.D.
Who is Leif Eriksson
500
Native American group that lived in the valleys of the Mississippi River, Ohio River and Missouri River Valley. (Hopewell, Mississipian)
Who were the Mound Builders
500
This system allowed Spanish settlers to tax or work Native Americans in exchange for protection and religion.
What is the Encomienda System
500
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500
This like September 11, was a sneak attack and triggered America's involvement in WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor Attack
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