American History Facts

The original inhabitants of this continent

• Native Americans

• Americans

• British

• Japanese

Viking credited as the first European to visit North America in 1000AD

• Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Lief Erikson

• Jaques Cartier

King of Portugal who suggested it was possible to sail around Africa

• Lief Ericson

• Henry the Navigator

• Jaques Cartier

• Sir Francis Drake

Who financed Columbus's first voyage

• Henry the Navigator

• Sir Francis Drake

• King George III

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

European credited with the discovery of America

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• King Ferdinand

• George III

Ship Captain who planted the first english flag in america and discovered cape cod

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Smith

• Sir Francis Drake

First European to reach India by Sea

• Henry the Navigator

• Vasco De Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Francis Drake

Explorer after whom america was named

• anerigo vespucci

• americano smith

• jaques amego

• amecci magellan

Leader of the first expadition to circle the globe

• ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Francis Drake

• John Smith

• William Penn

French Explorer who discovered the St. Laurence River

• Jaques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Francis Drake