Famous Explorers
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He was the first European to sail west from Europe with the hope to finding a water route to Asia
Christopher Columbus
100
What is it when a country attempts to gain wealth by trading and exploiting raw materials from it's colonies?
Mercantilism
100
What three things did explorers travel for?
Gold, God and Glory
100
This colony region had plantations, farms and slaves.
Southern Colonies
100
What color are your eyes?
Depends on the player.
200
First person to circumnavigate the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
200
The sea journey taken by slave ships in the Triangular Trade.
Middle Passage
200
What group will be the first to discover North America before Columbus?
The Vikings
200
What were the two major cash crops of the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco and Cotton
200
How many stars are on the U.S. flag?
50
300
What explorer discovered a way around Africa to reach India?
Vasco da Gama
300
What wiped out at least 40 million (and up to 100 million) Native Americans between 1492-1600?
Disease
300
What three countries will take claim of what is now North America?
England, France and Spain
300
What colony is marked with the letter "B"?
Virginia
300
How many stripes are on the U.S. flag?
13
400
Who traveled from Venice to China and introduced Europe to Asian spices and the Silk Road?
Marco Polo
400
Exchange of cultures, resources, plants, animals, and disease between the New and Old Worlds.
Columbian Exchange
400
What country was Columbus trying to reach when he was sailing west?
India
400
What region is the person referring to "I work in the shipyard in Philadelphia"
Middle Colonies
400
Who is the current U.S. president?
Joe Biden
500
This man started a school to teach navigation to students.
Prince Henry the Navigator
500
What religion did the explorers spread to the Americas?
Christianity
500
When Columbus discovered the Americas, how did he feel about the natives?
A. Thought they would be great allies and friends
B. Thought they would make great slaves
C. Thought they would be great trade partners
D. Didn't care for them and killed them all
B. Thought they would make great slaves
500
What region is the person referring to "We had a rough winter, but I stay warm in my woodshop"
New England
500
What is our principal's last name?
Wilson