American History

The first people to live in North America were

• Native American tribes

• Kings and Queens

• from Spain

A person who travels to a new place to learn about it is called an

• American

• traveler

• explorer

• sailor

Explorers from Europe traveled to the new land to find what?

• Gold, spices, animals, and food

• dogs, cats, and squirrels

• a new house

• fish

Columbus thought he had traveled to what country?

• Spain

• Mexico

• India

One of the first groups to come from Europe to live in the new land were called ________.

Their ship was called the Mayflower.

• Pioneers

• Pilgrims

• Explorers

The Pilgrims settled in a _________ called Plymouth.

• boat

• country

• state

• colony

People that live in a colony are called _________.

• Citizens

• Native Americans

• colonists

The colonists wanted independence from England.

Independence means ___________.

• Money

• Freedom

• Friendship

The war to be independent from England was called the _________.

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

• American War

• England War

America's first President was ________.

• King George

• Christopher Columbus

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington