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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 US Colonial History
| Who was the leader of the Indians that the Jamestown settlers came into contact with? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Powhatan. Powhatan was the chief. His daughter was Pocahontas. The story of his saving John Smith from being beheaded is highly suspect since Smith was known to exaggerate in order to make himself appear to be larger than life.
| Who was the European that began a special school to train sailors? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Prince Henry of Portugal. Up until the mid fifteenth century most sailors refused to sail too far from the sight of land. They believed the earth was flat and that they would sail over the edge. The use of the sextant and compass allowed the sailors to sail futher and navigate by the stars.
| Who was the Englishman that was said to have placed his cape over a mud puddle so Queen Elizabeth wouldn't soil her dress? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Sir Walter Raleigh. There is no written evidence of this event occuring but it makes for a good story. In reality Walter Raleigh was a man of opportunity and was at the right place at the right time and managed to gain favors from the queen.
| Who was ruler of England when the first permanent colony was founded? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
James I. The first two (private) attempts to establish a colony in the New World had failed, and no further private attempts were made. After the death of Elizabeth I and the coronation of James I a joint stock company was formed which expected to reap a profit from its investment, much like the riches the Spanish were extracting from South and Central America.
| Who is the first person given credit for discovering North America? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Leif Ericsson. Although no written record has been found the Vikings have been given credit for first setting foot in North America in about 1000 A.D. There have been remains of some Viking settlements that lasted about 2-4 years.
These ruins have been found as far south as northern Massachusetts.
| Who became the leader of the first permanent colony? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Captain John Smith. In a terrible first year, 80% of the original settlers died from disease, starvation and Indian attacks. The remaining settlers were ready to return to England when they were met at the mouth of the Chesapeake by a supply ship and new settlers. They turned back and once at the fort Captain John Smith took over control of the colony.
| Which country sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Spain. Columbus tried to sell his planned voyage west to reach the east to several different countries but no one was interested. However, the Queen of Spain had a soft spot in her heart for Columbus and convinced her husband that the voyage might turn a profit.
| Which country found the first sea route to the Far East? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Portugal. Sailors from Prince Henry's School of Navigation were the first sailors to sail around the tip of Africa and on to India. However, Prince Henry never lived to see the ultimate success of his school.
| Where was the first permanent English colony established? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Jamestown, Virginia. In May 1607 three ships sailed up the Chesapeake Bay and the James River and landed 100 settlers on a marshy swamp, and here they established the first English colony.
| Where did the Spanish establish their first permanent settlement in North America? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
St. Augustine. St. Augustine is the oldest European colony on the American mainland. It has flown the flag of three countries Spain, America and Confederate States of America (1861-1865).
| What was the reason that the supply ship, supposed to return to the Roanoke Island Colony, was delayed for two years? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
war between Britain and Spain. About three quarters of the Spanish Armada was destroyed, when they sought protection in a French port and were burned by the British. The remaining ships tried to circle the British Island and ran into severe storms in the North Sea. Only a handful of ships returned to Spain in one piece. From then on England was the ruler of the sea.
| What was the name of the first English child born in the New World? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Virginia Dare. Virginia Dare was the first English child born in the New World but when the supply ship returned all they found was a vacant fort with the word 'Crotan' carved on a tree. The fate of the settlers to this day is pure conjecture.
| What was Ponce de Leon looking for while claiming Florida for the Spanish crown? | US History - 1 - Exploration & Early Settlement (ironsides 163) |
Fountain of Youth. There was no 'Fountain of Youth' and Ponce de Leon was killed by hostile natives.
 Frequently Asked Questions about US Colonial History
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- Who was the first colonial of Malaysia? ( goto )
- What US president became known in history as the Trustbuster? ( goto )
- What US president will be remembered throughout history as the 'great emancipator?' ( goto )
- What event in US history became known as "the corrupt bargain"? ( goto )
- In early US history, what was the Congress of Federation's biggest weakness? ( goto )
- What was the original colonial name for Austrlia? ( goto )
- How is Charles Selby's play 'The Marble Heart' significant to US history? ( goto )
- What occupation's members made flags in Colonial America? ( goto )
- Which person in history has an Olympic medal, written a best-seller, and run for US president? ( goto )
- Today the Houston Astros are facing a 3 - 0 deficit in the World Series. Has any team in World Series history ever come back from a 3 - 0 deficit? How about in MLB playoff history? Or even in US pro sport championship history? ( goto )
- Who is the only US president to receive an earned Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University? ( goto )
- In history who is the only person who recieved more opposition in becoming US Secretary of State than Condoleezza Rice? ( goto )
- For which album colonial cousins received best direction award from MTV? ( goto )
- Which is the only member of the Commonwealth never to have had colonial links with Britain? ( goto )
- Which colonial religious group left England in escape from King James? ( goto )
- Why did colonial outhouse doors have cutouts of a moon or a star on them? ( goto )
- I believe it was Audie Murphy who was the most highly decorated soldier in the history of the US Armed Forces...who is/was his British equivalent? ( goto )
- Cliff Richard is known as one of the greatest British vocalists in music history. How many US Top 40 hits did he have? ( goto )
- In the history of the US military, how many men have held the rank of either 5 star General of the Army or 5 star Fleet Admiral, and who where they? ( goto )
- What record beat out Michael Jackson's "Thriller" for title of the best selling record in US history? How many more did it sell? ( goto )
- Can you name a US city over which seven different flags have flown throughout its history and can you name the seven flags? ( goto )
- Elizabeth Blackwell is granted a medical degree from Geneva College in New York, becoming the first female to be officially recognized as a physician in US history. In what country was Blackwell born? ( goto )
- I am taking 'US history Since 1877' and I need to know what was involved in the Ballinger-Pincot Controversy and how did it affect the relationship between Roosevelt and Taft. How did it affect the reputation of Taft as a Progressive? ( goto )
- During the American Civil War I believe that only two men held the simultaneous ranks of General and Admiral (one Union and one Confederate) and they may have been the only two in US military history to hold simultaneous army and navy ranks. Who were these two men? ( goto )
- You may have to bend over backward for this one. His company is still around today, but in colonial America, who courted treason by manufacturing wrought iron shovels? ( goto )
- As a colonial administrator in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Arthur Grimble was talked into being human bait for what terrifying denizon of the deep: Tiger shark, barracuda, moray eel or octupus? ( goto )
- This term, once considered pejorative, was around during the English Renaissance, and it even featured in a 'Shakespearean history', to describe someone very entertaining. A famous biologist and naturalist used the term to describe illegal inhabitants, and it was widely common around the Southern US states in reference to making alcohol. What is it, and which Shakespearean play was it used in? ( goto )
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