EXPLORERS
Explorer credited with finding the Western Hemisphere
Christopher Columbus
"New World" discovered by Columbus also called the Americas
Western Hemisphere
Who agreed to help Columbus with his journey providing him money and shipsq
Queen Isabella (Spain)
What European power established settlements along the Hudson River to grow crops and trade with the Native Americans
Holland (Dutch)
What was the first permanent English colony in North America?
Jamestown
French explorer who sailed down Mississippi and claimed area around it for France
Robert de La Salle
Part of world including Europe, Africa & Asia. Was thought to be entire world prior to 1492
Eastern Hemisphere
When Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 he was looking for a better route to what country
Asia
What advantage did the Spanish have over other European powers in establishing overseas colonies?
Its colonists were immune to local diseases, Its explorers had reached the America's first, its colonists were more used to American conditions, Native Americans preferred Spaniards to other Europeans
Its explorers were first.
What colony was established by James Oglethorpe as a colony for debtors in English prisons?
Georgia
This explorer was set adrift by his men in a small boat in the middle of Hudson Bay
Henry Hudson
"Road" used by Western Europeans to travel by land to Asia to buy spices, porcelains & silk
Silk Road
What country is Columbus from?
Italy
What was and important economic incentive for the European colonization of North America?
discovery of gold in parts of North America, Europeans found a Northwest Passage to Asia, Europeans wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Discovery of gold in parts of North America
What 2 colonies were on land given to 8 nobles by King Charles II
North and South Carolina
This explorer left from Panama went into Peru and conquered the Inca's
Francisco Pizzaro
Some explorers left the Eastern Hemisphere looking for a rout to Asia that did not not exist. It was called the ______________ Passage
Northwest
Columbian
What reason for seeking colonies was shared by Spanish, French and Dutch rulers?
gain wealth and power
What is one of the 3 colonies established when the English took over the Dutch colony of New Netherland?
New York, Delaware & New Jersey
Landed in Mexico with 500 Hundred men, burned his ships then moved inland and conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
WComhat was the name of the document signed by the Pilgrims before leaving their ship upon arrival to the North America
Mayflower Compact
Which countries King did Columbus first ask for help and funding for his voyage?
Portugal
Which nations colonist does this statement best describe?
Its colonists established ranches, farms and mines in the Caribbean and Mexico and shipped gold back to England
Spain
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn