European Settlements

The first humans were on Earth about __ years ago.

• 1,000,000

• 100,000

• 10,000

The first humans came to North America about __ years ago

• 100,000

• 20,000

• 1,000

The first humans were from ___

• Australia
• Asia
• Africa

The first humans in North America are now called

• slaves
• African Americans
• Native Americans

The first European to come to the Americas was

• Ponce DeLeon
• Christopher Newport
• Christopher Columbus

He came to the Americas in the year

• 1492
• 1567
• 1784

He came from

• Italy

• Spain

• France

He was trying to get to

• Italy
• India
• Africa

He believed the Earth was __, although most people thought the Earth was __.

• flat, round
• round, flat
• flat, flat

What did people think would happen to him?

• He would fall off the edge of the Earth
• He would keep sailing in circles forever
• He would get to Africa