Explorers
This explorer first sailed the seas in 1492.
Who is COLUMBUS?
The story of the past
What is HISTORY?
Native Americans most likely entered the Americas by crossing this.
What is a LAND BRIDGE connecting Russia and Alaska?
The first European to reach New York.
Who is VERRAZANO?
This type of scientist learns about the past by studying artifacts and fossils.
What is an ARCHAEOLOGIST?
While Native Americans faced violence from Europeans, they also faced this invisible threat.
What is DISEASE?
Even though he was English, when he arrived in New York, Henry Hudson was sailing for this other country.
What is the NETHERLANDS?
Giving one thing to get another.
What is TRADE?
This was a type of "store" where Natives would trade with the Europeans.
What is a TRADING POST?
Explorers from Europe, such as Hudson, were looking for this mythical route.
What is the NORTHWEST PASSAGE?
People who travel to new or unfamiliar places.
What are EXPLORERS?
The two main groups of Native Americans who lived in what we now call New York.
Who are the ALGONQUIANS and the IROQUOIS?
The name of Henry Hudson's ship.
What is HALF MOON?
Money earned by a business after it pays its expenses.
What is PROFIT?
In the Iroquois tradition, this role was the leader of the clan.
Who is the CLAN MOTHER?