Pre-Colonial N. & S. America
The land bridge which was theorized to have connected Asia to N. America
This early Explorer was supposed to find a sea-route to India but found the Americas instead
What is Christopher Columbus
This man was the leader of the Jamestown Colony
Who is John Smith
The Petition drawn up by the Colonists to King George III asking him to stop the Intolerable Acts
What is the Olive Branch Petition
This was the primary cause of contention between North and South
What is Slavery
A tribe who lives in the Far North
What is the Innuit
This Explorer discovered the Florida Gulf Stream, searched for the Fountain of Youth and died to a poison arrow
What is Ponce de Leon
This early contract was drawn up by the Pilgrims after disembarking from the Mayflower
The Mayflower Compact
This person experimented with electricity, drafted the Articles of Confederation, invented bifocals and created the musical instrument known as the Glass Armonica
Who is Benjamin Franklin
This man tried to stage an insurrection in the South by arming the slaves
Who is John Brown
This Eurasian/European power used to own Alaska
This Conquistador set off from Cuba and found Mexico, conquering the Aztec Empire
What is Hernando Cortes
A fungus theorized to have caused mass-hysteria in Salem
What is Ergot
This person was Washington's aide, right hand man and later Secretary of the Treasury
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This man won the election of 1860 with less than 40% of the popular vote
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This tribe created armor from coins and fought the Russians
What is the Tlingit
This Explorer was the first on record whose fleet circumnavigated the Globe
What is Ferdinand Magellan
This many people were executed during the Salem Witch Trials
What is 20
This British General got stuck in Yorktown without naval support and became surrounded by Washington and the French
Who is Lord Cornwallis
This man caned Charles Sumner in Congress for trash-talking his cousin
Who is Preston Brooks
This famous stone is in Machu-Picchu and casts a shadow during the Summer and Winter Solstice
What is the Hitching-Post of the Sun
This Explorer used a clever trick using an Eclipse to convince the Natives to provide his ship and crew with fresh water
Who is Christopher Columbus
The Founder of Rhode Island
Who is Roger Williams
This Seneca Chief is purported to have indirectly started the French & Indian War by splitting the French Ambassador's skull with a tomahawk
Who is Half-King
This man was Lincoln's secretary and bought Alaska. Southerners didn't like him and told Preston Brooks to cane him next.
Who is William Seward