Early Explorers
best known Viking adventurer who found present day Newfoundland (originally Vinland)
Who is Leif Ericson
The _____ is the Mesoamerican group whose name means, "rubber people".
What is Olmec
The SW Indians made houses with a clay and straw mixture known as ____
This crop became a profitable cash crop for the Jamestown settlers
What is tobacco
The first Spaniard to explore Florida
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon
What is, False
The leader of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish conquest was ____
Who is Montezuma
Indians in the ____ region were known as cliff dwellers because of the elaborate houses they constructed in the side cliffs.
What is, Southwest
This refers to the journey slaves made under horrible conditions from Africa to the Americas
What is the Middle Passage
Explorer who claimed the Atlantic coast of North America for England in 1497
Who is John Cabot
The Native Americans demonstrated their God-given capabilities by skillfully shaping their cultures
What is, True
The Olmec's and Maya's study of the sun, moon, and stars and mathematics were used to create a calendar of this many DAYS
What is 365
Indians in the SE were called _____ builders because of the earthen structures they made for tombs or religious ceremonies
What is Mound
This man helped Jamestown survive by demanding obedience and stated "if you do not work, you could not eat".
Who is, Captain John Smith
Who is, Fransisco Coronado
The Pennsylvania house of Burgess was the first representative assembly in America
What is False and Virignia
Tenochtitlan was the main city of the ____ civilization.
What is Aztec
This term describes Indians who were constantly on the move in search for game and wild plants
What is nomadic
The motives of the first Jamestown colonists for coming to America were to make a profit for which company?
What is, the Virginia Company
French explorer who has been called the Father of New France and who built the fort which later became the city of Quebec
Who is Samuel de Champlain
The first Africans in the American colonies were likely indentured servants rather than slaves
What is true
Spanish conquerors were called _____ (In Spanish)
What is conquistadors
The Navajo, Pueblo, Apache, and Hopi are all tribes from the ____ region
What is Southwest
Columbus persuaded these Spanish monarchs to fund his voyage west to reach the Indies.
Who is Ferdinand and Isabelle