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U.S. History

Beginnings

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Which groups of people visited the Americas before Columbus? The Vikings, Chinese, and West Africans
Who was the first person to circumnavigate, sail around the world? Ferdinand Magellan
Who received credit for being the "first" European to "discover" the New World? Christopher Columbus
Who is the mapmaker and explorer who the Americas were named after? Amerigo Vespucci
What was the first permanent European settlement in North America? St. Augustine
Which of the following civilizations was located in the Andes Mountains of South America? Inca
What devastating disease decimated the Native American civilizations? Smallpox
Where was Columbus trying to go when he landed in the Americas? Asia
Native Americans are believed to be descended from which people? Asians
Who started the first permanent settlement in North America? Spanish
Approximately how many native inhabitants were in the Americas when the Europeans arrived? 15 milliion
What was the first large, Native American civilization to settle in Mexico? Olmec
What is the name of the "nonexistent" sea passage through North America that would allow ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean? Northwest Passage
Who was the man who claimed the territory of Virginia and North Carolina for England and named it after the queen? Sir Walter Raleigh
Conflict between American Indians (the first Americans) and European settlers most often resulted from the different ways each culture viewed.... Land ownership
What date represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America? 1607
The initial French exploration of North America resulted in what?... Native groups
American Indian populations were most impacted by the introduction of European _________. Diseases
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