How did William the Silent earn his nickname?
He kept his mouth shut when heard Phillip's plan to kill the Protestants.
Where did Mary Queen of Scots grow up?
France
What is the job of the pope?
leader of the Catholic church
Who financed the discovery and founding of Jamestown?
Virgina Company
What was the Northwest Passage?
A river that would all the way through North America, out into the Pacific Ocean on the other side. Merchants wanted a short cut to China and India.
What country was Phillip II from?
Spain
Why was Lord Darnley a bad husband to Mary?
He led a revolt to throw her off the throne.
What king was the first to be known as the "Holy Roman Emperor"?
Charlemagne
How many ships left England insearch of a settlement?
3
What was the fate of Henry Hudson and his son?
The crew mutinied and abandoned them in Canada, never to be seen again.
What country did William grow up in?
Germany
Why didn't John Knox want Mary to be the queen of Scotland? (2 reasons)
1. she was a woman
2. she was Catholic
What 3 countries was Charles V the king of?
Netherlands, Spain and Germany
How did so many colonist in Jamestown die?
Disease
Bad Water
Indians
Starvation
Where did Champlain's ships land?
Canada
Who were the Beggars fighting against?
Who is the cousin that Mary reached out for help?
Queen Elizabeth of England
What country did Christopher Colombus claim the new world for? Why?
Spain, the queen of Spain had given him the money to buy new ships
Name the governor of Jamestown that saved the settlement from failure.
John Smith
Who was Hudson Bay named after?
Henry Hudson
How did the Netherlands get their name?
The people of Spain and Italy though the country was in the "nether parts" of Europe.
What was the fate of Mary Queen of Scots?
She was imprisoned and beheaded.
How did the conquistadores aquire riches for Spain?
1. Took jewelry away from native tribes.
2. Pan gold from the streams.
3. Dug mines.
Who brought tobacco seeds to Jamestown and married Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
Name this former Harvest 4th grade girl who will be joining our class beginning Tuesday?
KENZIE SMART