New Spain
New France
Jamestown
New England
Plymouth
100
Catholic missionaries helped which European nation colonize parts of North and South America?
Spain
100
___________ was the proprietor of Louisiana
John Law
100
What was their cash crop?
tobacco
100
England's most famous sea dog was...
Sir Francis Drake
100
What group of people settled here?
Pilgrims
200
Why were the Catholic missionaries sent by Spain?
to convert Indians to Catholic faith
200
Why was it hard to settle in Louisiana?
the land was too hot and swampy
200
Who was the ruler?
Captain John Smith
200
Which colony was known as the lost colony?
Roanoke
200
Name the governor of Massachusetts Bay.
John Winthrop
300
To earn money, most Spanish colonists were....
miners
300
_______________ explored the Mississippi River Valley
Joliet and Marquette
300
Why was Jamestown a poor choice for a location for a colony?
because it was full of disease-carrying mosquitoes and the water was foul.
300
Who protected the English "sea dogs" when they stole treasurs from the Spanish?
the queen of England
300
The Puritans did not want to separate from the Church of England but wanted to...
change the way it was operated.
400
Why were Spanish colonies built?
to protect land from being claimed by others
400
Name the trade important to the French
Fur
400
What was the saying Smith created?
If you dont work, you don't eat.
400
Because the colonists arrived too late in the year to plant crops John White had to...
return to England to gather food and supplies.
400
Who helped the colonists on Plymouth learn how the fish and grow crops?
Squanto
500
An area of land that serves as a barrier is a ....
buffer zone
500
Why did the French colonies in America grow slowly?
because France was going through a civil war
500
What was the purpose of the House of Burgess?
to make laws for the colony
500
Who was the governor of New England?
John White
500
What was at the center of each Puritan village and villager used it to graze their animals?
common
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