3rd Grade Famous People
This explorer found the New World while searching for a sea route to the Indies
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is the Viking who was the first European to visit America
Who is Leif Ericson?
This is the place that the pilgrims settled in the New World.
What is Plymouth?
This is the story of what has happened in the life of a country or people
What is History?
These were the three ships that sailed to America with Columbus
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
This man was the leader of Jamestown
Who is John Smith?
This explorer gave America its nickname "New World."
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This was the name for the group of English people who came to America for religious freedom.
What are the Separatists?
The nickname for the English sea captains who raided Spanish boats
What is a "sea dog?"
These were the king and queen of Spain who paid for Columbus's voyages
Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
This man was the captain of the Plymouth colony
Who is Miles Standish?
This French explorer hoped to find a waterway through North America to the Pacific Ocean
Who is Jacques Cartier?
This is the name for the group of English people who came to America for adventure
What are the Strangers?
This is a tent made by stretching animal skins over poles
What is a "tepee?"
This is the year that Columbus landed in America
When is 1492?
This Native American was the father of Pocahontas
Who is Powatan?
The Cherokee Native American who developed the only known Indian alphabet of his time
Who is Sequoya?
This is what the people in Europe called the mysterious sea they had never explored
What is the Sea of Darkness?
This is a body of land with water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
This is the city that Christopher Columbus grew up in
What is Genoa, Italy?
This is the English settler in Jamestown who married Pocahontas
Who is John Rolfe?
This was the first European to explore the land that is now the United States- He also named Florida
Who is Ponce de Leon?
These were the names of the three small English ships who sailed to Virginia in 1606
What are the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery?
These were the fabled cities which Francisco de Cornado searched for but never found
What are the Seven Cities of Cibola
These are the seven continents on the earth.
What are Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, and Antartica?