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Who were the very first Europeans to ever sail to North America?
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The Vikings
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They were expert sailors from northern Europe who came over 500 years before Columbus.
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Where was Christopher Columbus trying to go when he discovered the Americas?
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The West Indies
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He called the native people he saw Indians because he thought he was in what part of the world?
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What islands did Christopher Columbus land on in North America?
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Bahama Islands
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It was the land of the Taino. He named one of the islands San Salvador.
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Name 3 important things that Columbus brought with him and introduced into North America.
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Sugar, Horses, European Diseases
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One of these things was very important to the Plains Indians as they hunted the buffalo. One was a food item, and one was a bad thing.
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Name 2 things that Columbus took back to Europe with him from North America.
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Potatoes, maize (corn)
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These were 2 very important food crops that Europeans adopted quickly into their diets.
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Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec tribe in their city of Tenochtitlan?
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Hernando Cortes
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It took him 2 trys, but he wanted the Aztec's gold and he got other native tribes to help him.
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Which Spanish explorer was the first to sail all the way around the world?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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He took 5 ships with him, and even though he died in the Philippines, one of his ships made it the rest of the way home.
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Which Spanish explorer traveled up into SW United states looking for the 7 cities of gold?
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Francisco Coronado
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He never found his gold, but he was the first white man to discover the Grand Canyon.
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What is an encomiendas?
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a large piece of land (including several Indian villages) that Spain gave to conquistadors to control
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It's a Spanish word for land.
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What is today's name of the city that was built on top of the ruined Tenochtitlan?
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Mexico City
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It is the capital of the country of Mexico.
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Who was the English explorer who tried to make a settlement at Roanoke?
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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His name is now used for the name of North Carolina's capital.
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Which Dutch explorer is famous for searching for a Northwest passage?
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Henry Hudson
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Both a river and a bay are named after this explorer.
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Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
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Jamestown, Virginia
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John Smith was the leader. He was saved by Pocahontas. The settlers learned to grow tobacco.
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Where did the Pilgrims settle?
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Plymouth, Massachusetts
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They wanted to land in Virginia, but were blow off course by a bad storm.
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What were the rules called that were signed by the Pilgrims?
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The Mayflower Compact
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These are considered one of the first attempts of governing themselves made by the colonists.
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