Jamestown, Massachusetts Bay or Plymouth
included some gentlemen who refused to work and became profitable once the leaders dealt with their problems
Jamestown
He wanted to find a new trade route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
Christopher Columbus
they wanted to spread Catholicism in the New World and sell furs for a profit in Europe
French
they established the first colony of Jamestown
Who wanted to bring the Church of England in line with the Bible?
Puritans
colony where only half of the people survived the first winter
Plymouth
He was a Spanish priest and he tried to improve the way the native peoples in the New World were treated.
Bartolome de Las Casas
they wanted to spread Protestantism in the New World
English
they found Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence RIver
France
Who wanted to start their own churches because they thought the Church of England would not change?
Separatists
formed their own government and became self-governing
Massachusetts
He told the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony that their community must be a model of Christian love.
John Winthrop
they funded a voyage to begin a colony, hoping the colonists would pay them back in gold from the New World
Virginia Company
they established a settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows, New Foundland
Vikings
By sailing around the tip of Africa, they found a water route from Europe to India.
Portuguese
formed by wealthy Puritan men who joined the colonists in North America
He wanted to make New Netherland a place where everyone shared the same religious beliefs.
Peter Stuyvesant
they wanted to gain furs and timber from the New World
Dutch
they established the colony of New Netherlands
Dutch
In the New World, the Spanish disrespected these people by forcing them to accept Catholicism.
Taino
planted crops in a field that was already cleared with the help of Tisquantum
Plymouth
The rules of the Dutch West India Company were not enforced in New Netherland by this man.
Peter Minuit
they struggled to obey both King Charles I and the Bible, so they formed Massachusetts Bay Colony to settle in the New World
Puritans
they established a colony that mysteriously disappeared
England
Explorers used caravels, which were lightweight ships with what type of sails?
triangular