People
Who were the Spanish Rulers that funded Columbus's trips to the New World?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Capital of Puerto Rico
San Juan
Capital of Cuba
When did Columbus first land in the New World?
Bonus: Where did he land?
October 12, 1492
Bonus: San Salvador
The United States' creation of "this" made the West Indies the busiest shipping route in the Western Hemisphere.
The Panama Canal
Who was the first European to view the Pacific Ocean?
Bonus: What did he name it?
Bonus: South Sea
Capital of Haiti
Port-au-Prince
leader who brought Communism to Cuba, making it the first Communist dictatorship in the Western Hemisphere
Fidel Castro
What two Indian tribes did Columbus meet in the New World?
Arawak and Carib
The only part of Cuba still under US control
Guantanamo Bay
Magellan
Capital of Jamaica
Kingston
What is the name given for a person who believes that there is no god?
Atheist
What is the only US land that Columbus ever visited?
Puerto Rico
The residents of these islands are US citizens
Bonus: name both!
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
Who was the English scientist who left money in his will for foreign missions?
Robert Boyle
Capital of the Bahamas
Nassau
What is the name of the smallest bird in the world?
bee hummingbird
What is the name of the first European settlement in the New World?
Bonus: On what island was it located?
Isabela
Bonus: Hispaniola
The only US possession where its residents drive on the left side of the road
US Virgin Islands
Who was the freed black slave from the US who went to Jamaica to preach the gospel?
George Liele
Capital of Dominican Republic
Bonus: What was the original capital of the Dominican Republic until it was destroyed by a hurricane?
Bonus: Isabela
What is an embargo?
Bonus: Why was an embargo placed on Cuba?
ban on travel and trade
Bonus: to demonstrate to Cuba that free nations did not support the Communist government
What are the doldrums?
a region of calm water and little to no winds near the equator
What war gave the US land control of islands in the West Indies?
Bonus: Name the islands
Spanish-American War
Cuba, Puerto Rico