Who was from Italy and believed he could reach the East Indies by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean?
Christopher Columbus - remember, he was one of the people at the time who did not think the world was flat.
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania and believed each person could have a direct relationship with God?
William Penn - his huge statue sits on top of City hall in Philadelphia. There used to be a rule that no buildings could stand taller.
Who did the most work on the constitution and convinced the delegates to start over and not use the Articles of Confederation?
James Madison - to help you remember, think of how "mad" he must have been that he did all the work!!
Who named the waters west of America the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan - remember that Ferdinand "found a fancy name" for the Pacific ocean
WhIch Native American spoke English and taught the Europeans to plant corn, trap animals, catch fish and oysters?
Squanto was his name - he must have seemed like a superhero to the colonists!
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson - in this draft he spoke out against slavery, but this part was not included in the final version.
Once 2/3 of the Jamestown colony had died, who became their leader to try and help them?
Captain John Smith - he had been a leader, so they trusted him to be a leader and turn thing around
What does Oral History refer to?
Spoken records, including stories, that have been passed from one generation to the next.
To harvest means to.....
.... gather crops such as wheat and corn for use.
the Middle Ages were...
...the period between ancient and modern times.
Pilgrimages
are religious journeys - "they made pilgrimages to the sacred land"
To sponsor is ......
....to pay for
To claim is to .....
....declare that land belongs to your country when you arrive.
A colony is...
...a territory settled by people from another place, usually far away.
What is a settlement?
...a town created by people in an uninhabited area.
What is an empire?
large area in which different groups are controlled by one ruler, for example Genghis Khan ruled over Asia and the Mongol Empire
