First Americans
The First Americans arrive from what continent?
Asia
The English and other explorers were seeking this passage
The Northwest Passage
In 1492 this man sailed the ocean blue and opened the door for future exploration to the new world
Christopher Columbus
New Amsterdam was a trading hub for the Dutch that eventually became what city?
New York
Name one thing that went from the old world to the new world.
Name one thing that went from the new world to the old world
*Multiple Answers*
This land bridge allowed for the first people to arrive in the Americas
Beringia
Name one possible theory for the disappearance of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
*Multiple responses*
Peaceful combination with native population
Violent end with native population
Voluntarily left
Hernan Cortes conquered which empire?
Aztec
The French were primarily focused on this good
Fur
What are the four motivations for European exploration?
God, Gold, Glory, Goods
Disease wiped out what percent of the Native population?
90%
This leader or Jamestown became known for saying “If any would not work, neither should he eat.”
John Smith
This was the primary disease that killed a large majority of natives in the new world
Smallpox
The Dutch partnered with this Native group and provided weapons to them
The Iroquois
This Great Lake is named for the native tribe that were business partners with the French
Lake Huron
Native Americans believed that land could be owned by who?
No one - land could not be owned
John Rolfe married Pocahontas and also became known for this cash crop
Tobacco
The Spanish spread this religion to the New World
Christianity (Catholicism)
Friendly/Positive/Business
This Philadelphia area university is named for the French explorer who navigated the Mississippi
La Salle
Native tribe where settlers landed in Jamestown
Powhattan
What was one location problem with Jamestown
Powhattan enemies
Mosquitos with disease
This conquistador took over the Inca in Peru
Francisco Pizarro
Quebec and other French Settlements were along this river
St. Lawrence River
This Spanish borderland is presently the state with the most coastline in the contiguous United States.
Florida