Discovery and Colonization
Name of the person who is recognized to have discovered America?
Christopher Columbus
Third President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
Undefeated
First people in America came from...
Asia
Christopher Columbus first voyage was on
1942
The first colony in the U.S.?
Jamestown
What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home?
Monticello
What was AJ's nickname?
Donkey (Jack**s)
First people in Amerca where ________________
Nomads/Hunter-gatherers
Name the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage
La Niña, La Pinta y La Santamaria
Name of the three great civilizations wiped by conquistadores?
Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs.
What were the two plans for government at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
VA and NJ
What case helped give the Supreme Court the power of judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
First American crossed the ________________
Land bridge at Bering strait
He discovered that America was not India
Amerigo Vespucci
What are the three G's?
God, gold, and glory
Name given to the time colonists dumped something to the sea?
Boston Tea Party
Who beat Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
Aaron Burr
Some crops grown by early Americans are ________________
corn and squash
When was Christopher's Columbus last voyage
1502
What country was Christopher Columbus born in?
Italy
Over what issue were Hamilton and Jefferson disputing about?
National Bank or strong/central gov vs states rights
Which president's wife helped rescue a Washington painting from the burning White House?
James Madison
What civilization built elaborated pueblos?
The Anazasi
He led the expedition to the East Indies through the Pacific on 1519
Ferdinand Magellan