The First People
An ________ is a person who is the first to travel to a new place.
EXPLORER
One of Columbus' men was hurt by an ________ and died several days later.
ARROW
Columbus claimed _______ for the country of Spain.
ST. CROIX
Many native people died from new ___________.
ILLNESSES
Columbus men tried to capture a group of ________.
CALINA
It is believed that they traveled from _________
SOUTH AMERICA
Columbus sent his men to the shore near __________ in St.Croix
SALT RIVER BAY
Other __________ searching for riches also came to the other islands.
EUROPEANS
Many natives were forced into ____________.
SLAVERY
A _______ broke out and one men was hurt.
FIGHT
The ______ people were the earliest known group of explorers to the island.
CIBONEY
Christopher Columbus was a famous __________ explorer
EUROPEAN
Before Columbus left, he claimed the island of St. Croix for the country of __________
SPAIN
________ means forcing people to work without pay.
SLAVERY
The ________ and the ________ came, and their population grew.
TAINOS AND CALINA
The _________ is the total number of people who live in an area.
POPULATION
He sailed west towers the island of
PUERTO RICO
Other explorers from Spain such as Juan Ponce de Leon explored ________
ST. CROIX
_____________ explorers killed many of the native people.
SPANISH
The illnesses were brought to the islands by the _________.
EUROPEANS
The first people began arriving in the Virgin Islands ________ of years ago
THOUSANDS
He came to St. Croix in _____________
1493
Other explorers from Spain such as _________ explored St. Croix.
JUAN PONCE DE LEON
About ______ years after Columbus arrived, most of the native Population on the Virgin Islands was gone.
100
Columbus and his men sailed groups of large ships called _______.
GALLEONS