Chapter 1
A large body of land is called
Continent
Leif Erikson was a..
Viking
Where did Columbus believe he landed?
West Indies
What was the name of the first lasting English Colony in America?
Jamestown
A person who journey's to a sacred place for religious reasons
Pilgrim
How did early tribes get food
What was Leif Erikson's Father's name?
Erik the Red
Why did they call the Native Americans, "Indians?"
Because they thought they were in India/the West Indies
What was the name of the lost colony that England tried to settle?
Roanoke
The Separatists were led by which three men?
William Brewester
William Bradford
and John Robinson
Name one type of house early tribes had
Ex. Teepee
What is an object having a round 3-dimensional shape
Sphere
Christopher Columbus was born in?
What did the Englishmen do to Pocohantas?
Kidnapped her
What current state did they settle in the New World?
Massachusetts
Name a Native American Tribe (Kanakuk tribes cannot be named)
Cherokee, Blackfeet, Etc.
Who converted Leif to Christanity?
King Olav of Norway
America is named after what explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci
What was Pocohantas's English name?
Rebecca
What did they name their settlement in what is now known as Massachusetts?
Plymouth Rock
What did Native American Children make their dolls from?
Corn Husks
What was the name of the land Leif Erikson landed on when he accidentally went off course from Greenland?
Vinland
The three ships Columbus sailed on were named the
Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria
What state that exists today, is the exact locatuon of Jamestown?
Virginia
There were 2 ships to set sail for the New World, the Mayflower and what other ship?
Speedwell