Question

click on the link above to watch the video. after you watch, answer the questions below, change the color of your ans1. which group was first to arrive in north america? what was the approximate date?2. who was leif erikson? why is he famous?3. how many years after erikson did columbus explore parts of north america?4. what were three things that columbus brought back to europe?5. who was one of the first italians to explore north america? how did his thinking differ from columbus about this land?6. what eventually happened to magellan?7. which country became the richest in the world during the 1500s? why did they become so rich?8. what killed millions of natives living in north america?9. which french explorer sailed through the st. lawrence river area of modern day canada?10. the english were not as good as the spanish in exploration, but they did do something better. what was it?11. what age and also era did these explorers start?

Explanation:

1. Based on standard historical records, the first group to reach North America were Paleo-Indians, crossing via the Bering Land Bridge.
2. Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer, known for leading a Viking expedition to North America.
3. Calculate the difference between Columbus' 1492 voyage and Erikson's c. 1000 CE expedition.
4. Columbus returned to Europe with goods native to the Americas that were new to Europeans.
5. Amerigo Vespucci was an early Italian explorer; he recognized the land was a new continent, not Asia.
6. Magellan's fate is a key detail of his circumnavigation voyage.
7. Spain gained massive wealth from its American colonies in the 1500s through resource extraction and trade.
8. European-introduced diseases had a catastrophic impact on unexposed Native American populations.
9. Jacques Cartier is the French explorer associated with the St. Lawrence River exploration.
10. The English focused on establishing permanent, self-sustaining colonies rather than just extracting resources.
11. These explorations took place during the period of European overseas exploration and expansion.

Answer:

1. The first group was Paleo-Indians, arriving approximately 20,000-15,000 BCE.
2. Leif Erikson was a Norse Viking explorer; he is famous for leading the first confirmed European expedition to North America around 1000 CE.
3. Approximately 492 years (1492 - 1000 = 492).
4. Three things Columbus brought back were maize (corn), potatoes, and tobacco.
5. Amerigo Vespucci; unlike Columbus, who believed he had reached Asia, Vespucci argued the land was a new, separate continent (later named America after him).
6. Magellan was killed in a battle with indigenous people in the Philippines in 1521, before his expedition completed the circumnavigation of the globe.
7. Spain became the richest country in the 1500s; it gained massive wealth from extracting gold, silver, and other valuable resources from its vast American colonies, as well as through controlling trade routes.
8. European-introduced diseases (such as smallpox, measles, and influenza) killed millions of Native Americans, who had no immunity to these illnesses.
9. Jacques Cartier.
10. The English were better at establishing permanent, successful colonies in North America that grew and sustained long-term populations.
11. These explorers started during the Age of Exploration (also called the Age of Discovery), which falls within the Early Modern Era.