People
Conquered Mexico for Spain
Hernando Cortes
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut
New England Colonies
Countries that establish settlements in North America
England, France and Spain
The written record of what man has done with the time God has given him
History
The number of original colonies
13
Explorer who claimed eastern coast of North America for England
John Cabot
First colony to offer complete religious freedom; founded by Roger Williams
Rhode Island
First permanent European settlement in America
St. Augustine
Most likely made it possible for the first people to reach the Western Hemisphere
Land bridge
The year Plymouth Colony was founded
1620
First European to find land in the Western Hemisphere
Leif Ericson
Fishing is a major industry in this colony
New England
First permanent English settlement in America
Jamestown
Nearly all people that come to the New world were seeking this
Freedom
The year Christopher Columbus discovered the new world
1492
Catholic; sought to establish Maryland for religious freedom
George Calvert
Known as the lost colony
Roanoke
The first permanent settlement in Carolina
Charleston
A group of people ruled by their own native country who settled in a new land
Colony
The belief that we can honor God in our work
Puritan work ethic
North and South America was named after him
Amerigo Vespucci
Became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
Originally established to help people in debtors prison
Georgia
A permit given by a ruler
Charter
The fundamental orders of Connecticut became a pattern for this
Constitution