People
Who was the explorer for which North and South America are named?
Amerigo Vespucci
In what year did Columbus discover the New World?
1492
Which colony was known as "Penn's Woods"?
Pennsylvania
What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?
History
Nearly all of the people coming to the New World were seeking what?
Freedom
Who was the 1st European to land in the Western Hemisphere?
Leif Ericson
How many original English colonies were there?
13
What are the 4 New England colonies?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
What, most likely, made it possible for the 1st people to reach the Western Hemisphere?
Land Bridge
Harvard College was started to train whom?
Ministers(Preachers)
Who conquered Mexico for France?
Hernando Cortes
In what year was Plymouth colony founded?
1620
What place is known as the Lost Colony?
Roanoke
What is a group of people ruled by their own native country who settle in another land?
Colony
Fishing was a major industry in which group of colonies?
New England Colonies
Who claimed the east coast of North America for England?
John Cabot
Which colony was claimed by 3 countries at one time?
New York
What was the 1st permanent settlement in America?
St Augustine
What kind of school was held in the home of a colonial woman?
Dame School
The Charter of Privileges was a plan to govern which colony?
Pennsylvania
Who established Maryland for religious freedom?
George Calvert
What was the 1st permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
Which colony was originally established to help people in debtor's prison?
Georgia
What is a permit given by a ruler?
Charter
Virginia
Who founded Rhode Island, the 1st colony to offer complete religious freedom?
Roger Williams
What was the 1st permanent settlement in Carolina?
Charleston
Which settlement would become part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Plymouth Colony
The Puritan work ethic
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut became a pattern for which important document?
The Constitution