The first Americans came to America across this
Beringia
Christopher Columbus
This was the first place that Columbus landed.
Bahamas
The social system instituded in New Spain was called
The Encomienda system
Juan Ponce de Leon explored looking for this
Fountain of Youth
The Anasazi and Hohokam were in this region
The Southwest US
This Explorer claimed the Mississippi River valley for France
Robert de La Salle
The first Spanish settlement was on this island
Hispaniola
This American society traded and intermarried with Natives
City of Gold
This North American culture had potlatches to bring the community together
Northwest Coast
This explorer explored Florida for Spain.
Juan Ponce de Leon
The oldest permanent settlement in the US
St. Augustine, FL
This society used human sacrifice to please the gods
Aztecs
The three ships of Columbus were
nina pinta santa maria
This South American Group built hundreds of miles of roads to unify its empire
Incas
This explorer found the St. Lawrence river and claimed it for France
Jaque Cartier
The first French Settlement in America
Quebec
This society's capital city was located in present day Illinois and vanished.
Mississippians
Northwest Passage
The first American civilization
Olmecs
This explorer traveled through the Southwest United States and claimed it for Spain
Coronado
The first Portuguese settlement in the Americas was
Brazil
Maya
Algonquin