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Who were the first Europeans to have visited the American continent, according to the scientists?

Vikings, Leif Ericson, AD 551

Who was a prominent Frenchman to have participated in the American Revolution?

Marquis de Lafayette

What does the phrase "an Indian giver" mean and where does it originate from?

a person who gives something and then demands it back, an Indian tradition of gift-giving, when the receiver had to give more than he had received

What was the Indian tradition of gift-giving called?

Potlatches

Name at least five Indian tribes' names

Dakota = Sioux, Iroquois, Haida, Pueblo, Apache, Cherokee, Navajo

Name the first permanent English settlement in America. (year, state and town)

1607, Virginia, Jamestown

Name the two main reasons for people to flee to the New World.

1. Religious persecution 2. in search of better life and riches

What are the common nicknames for the American flag? (3)

the Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, the star-spangled banner

Who do you see in the picture?

the Pilgrim fathers

How were the settlers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, the first permanent colony in New England (1620) called?

the Pilgrim Fathers

Name the first Amerindian person to have visited London.

Pocahontas (1616)

Name the two categories of unwilling first settlers in America.

1. homeless children 2. convicts

What important beginning had started in 1619 with a small Dutch warship anchored in Jamestown?

first black slaves were brought to America

What mysterious story surrounds Roanoke Island?

it was the first lost colony in 1590, where the settlers simply disappeared without trace

Name the first written agreement between the settlers of Plymouth to work for the good of all

The Mayflower Compact

Name the holiday which was first celebrated in November 1621 by Pilgrims

Thanksgiving