Explorers/Settlers
Which explorer claimed the eastern coast of North America for England?
John Cabot
What was known as the Lost Colony?
What was the first permanent European settlement in America?
St. Augustine, Florida
What were most people wanting when they came to the New World?
freedom
What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?
History
What year did Columbus discover the New World?
1492
What are the New England Colonies?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
Amerigo Vespucci
Which colony means "Penn's Woods"?
Pennsylvania
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
What was a major industry in the New England Colonies?
Fishing
What is the belief that we can honor God in our work?
How many original colonies were there?
13
Which colony had a group of representatives called the House of Burgesses?
Who was the first European to find land in the Western Hemisphere?
Leif Ericson
Which colony was claimed by 3 countries at one time?
New York
Which three countries were the first to establish settlements in North America?
England, France, Spain
Harvard College was started to train who?
Preachers
What most likely, made it possible for the first people to reach the Western Hemisphere?
land bridge
What year was Plymouth founded?
1620
What colony became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Plymouth Colony
Who conquered Mexico for Spain?
Hernando Cortes
Which colony was originally established to help people in debtor's prison?
Georgia
What is the line of latitude that goes around the middle of the world?
equator
What was the name for the school that was held in the home of a colonial woman?
old-field school
What is a group of people ruled by their native country who settle in another land?
Who was a Catholic who sought to establish Maryland as a place for religious freedom?
Which country was the first to offer complete religious freedom and was founded by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
What was the first permanent settlement in Carolina?
Charleston
What became did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut become a pattern for?
the Constitution
What is a permit given by a ruler called?
Charter