Week 1 Flashcards
1
Q
The original inhabitants of this continent:
A
Native Americans
2
Q
The Viking credited as the first European to visit North America in 1000 A.D.:
A
Lief Ericson
3
Q
King of Portugal who suggested dit was possible to sail around Africa:
A
Henry the Navigator
4
Q
Financed Columbus’s first voyage:
A
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
5
Q
European credited with the discovery of America:
A
Christopher Columbus
6
Q
English Sailor who discovered Cape Cod:
A
John Cabot
7
Q
First European to reach India by sea:
A
Vasco da Gama
8
Q
Explorer after whom our continent is named:
A
Amerigo Vespucci
9
Q
Columbus Discoverd America in:
A
1492
