Native American History Quiz

Who is credited with sailing to the Americas in 1492?

• Leif Ericson

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

What term was used by the Norse to refer to Native Americans?

• Native Americans

• Indians

• Skrellings

• Amerinds

Which Native American civilization was located in Peru?

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Mayas

• Cherokee

What was the language used by the tribes clustered around the Great Lakes?

• Gulf languages

• Iroquois

• Algonquian

• Siouan

What was the major division within the tribe, often represented by an animal?

• Clan

• Federation

• Tribe

• Settlement

Which European explorer established the first French settlement in Canada?

• Ponce de Leon

• John Cabot

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

Who was given permission to establish a colony in North America by Queen Elizabeth I?

• Sir Humphrey Gilbert

• Sir Thomas More

• Richard Hakluyt

• Sir Walter Raleigh

What was the name of the first English colony established in North America?

• Quebec

• Roanoke Island

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

Who was the ruler of the local tribes in the Powhatan Confederacy?

• Pocahontas

• Opechancanough

• John Rolfe

• Chief Powhatan

In which year did the passing Dutch ship sell 20 African slaves to the Virginia settlers?

• 1622

• 1608

• 1610

• 1619