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The First Americans
Columbus
The Spanish
The English
The French
100
Who were the first people to live in America?
The Native Americans were the first people to live in America.
100
What country sent Columbus to look for a new route to Asia?
Spain sent Columbus to look for a new route to Asia.
100
Who was the first person to explore the Southwest for Spain?
Estevanico was the first person to explore the Soutwest for Spain.
100
What was the name of the first English town in America?
The name of the first English town in America was Jamestown.
100
What river did Jacques Cartier explore in Canada?
Jacques Cartier explored the Saint Lawrence River.
200
In which region of America did the Native Americans eat fish every day?
Native Americans ate fish every day in the Northwest.
200
In what year did Columbus make his first voyage?
Columbus made his first voyage in 1492.
200
The Spanish explorers were looking for the seven cities of _____.
The Spanish explorers were looking for the seven cities of gold.
200
The English brought slaves from Africa to Jamestown to grow ________________.
The English brought slaves from Africa to Jamestown to grow tobacco.
200
This French explorer traveled all the way down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Who is Sieur de la Salle?
300
In which region did Native Americans use river water to grow food?
Native Americans used river water to grow food in the Southwest.
300
What are three things that people from Europe wanted to get from India and China?
People from Europe wanted to get jewels, silks, and spices from India and China.
300
Hernando de Soto was the first European to see the ______ River.
Hernando de Soto was the first European to see the Mississippi River.
300
Why did the Puritans come to America?
The Puritans came to America because they wanted freedom of religion.
300
The French traded with Native Americans to get ____.
The French traded with Native Americans to get fur.
400
What is at least one way that Native Americans from different regions were similar?
They loved plants and animals, they took good care of their land, they enjoyed games and / or telling stories.
400
What were the names of the three ships that Queen Isabella gave to Columbus?
The three ships that Queen Isabella gave to Columbus were the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
400
What religion did missionaries and priests want to spread to American Indians.
Missionaries and priests wanted to spread the Catholic religion to American Indians.
400
What was the name of the first city in America that had freedom of religion for everyone?
The first city in America that had freedom of religion for everyone was Providence, Rhode Island.
400
What religion did people who lived in French colonies have to follow?
People who lived in French colonies had to follow the Catholic religion.
500
What animal did Native Americans hunt on the Great Plains?
Native Americans hunted buffalo on the Great Plains.
500
Columbus thought he was in India, so he called the people he met _______.
Indians.
500
The Spanish brought people from Africa to work as _______.
The Spanish brought people from Africa to work as slaves.
500
How many English colonies were in America by 1753?
There were thirteen (13) English colonies in America by 1753.
500
Did the French own more land in America, or did England own more land in America?
The French owned more land in America.