Summary: An Illustrated History Of The Usa | 9780582749214 | Bryn O'Callaghan

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  • 1 the first americans

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  • What was the name of the Italian adventurer that set sail from Spain?

    Christopher Columbus

  • How did the ancestors of Amerindians came from Asia to America?

    The first people crossed the Bering Strait during the last Ice Age.
  • Pacific Coast Tribes (3)

    - Lived on nuts and fish
    - Wooden houses
    - Totems
  • 1.2 Explorers from Europe

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  • A viking sailor from Iceland, who discovered America according to some scientists.

    Leif Ericson
  • How did Leif Ericson name North America?

    Vinland the Good
  • Why did Hernan Cortes conquer the Aztecs?

    Lust for gold
  • When did Hernan Cortes conquer the Aztecs?

    1520's
  • Name two cities that the Spanish settlers founded

    1. St. Augustine (on the coast of Florida)
    2. Santa Fe (New Mexico)
  • Who discovered the St. Lawrence River and eventually Canada?

    The French Jacques Cartier
  • What did the settlers hope to find in America? (3)

    - Become rich
    - Find safety from religious or political prosecution
    - Own their own farm and land
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