No "Americans" arrived in North America. However, in 10 A.D. Vikings explored the fringes of North America. Also, Native Americans crossed over from Siberia into Alaska over a land bridge about 12,000 years ago. In 1501, Amerigo Vespucci officially discovered America but thought it was Asia so he did not dock. Then in 1592, Christopher Columbus found and docked in the Caribbean and was the first man to land on America.
The correct answer is B) Jefferson Davis: the President of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America refers to the 7 states that left the Union after the election of 1860. Davis was made president just a few short months after the secession of these 7 states.
They were colonies of great Britain
Great Britain had taken over the areas and declared them to be British spheres of interests following the decline of the Ottoman empire. Egypt specifically was of prime significance to Britain as it was the new route to India and the colonies in the Eastern coast of Africa.
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D. Ronald Reagan signed the law creating the Martin Luther King holiday.
Explanation:
The northwest ordinance basically set up a system of government for the Northwest territories (Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin), and stated the requirements needed for land to become a state.
