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100

What significant event happened in 1492?  

Columbus discovers the New World. 

100

Which major body of water does the Mississippi River drain into?  

Gulf of Mexico

100

Which country supported Christopher Columbus' expedition? 

Spain

100

After 1517, Europe became divided between Protestants and ___________? 

Catholics

100

Which colony started in 1620 was seen as a "city upon a hill" by John Winthrop? 

Massachusetts

200

Who helped the colony of Jamestown get through its first winter? 

John Smith

200

What region did most of the 13 colonies start in? 

Atlantic Coastal Plain

200

Which nation had a king that was limited in power?  

England

200

Which group of Low Church Anglicans believed that they needed to separate from the Church of England? 

Separatists or Pilgrims

200

Which colony, that started in 1622 AD, became famous for its white pines?  

New Hampshire

300

Who conquered the Aztec Empire? 

Hernando de Cortez

300

Which river acts as a border between Maryland and Virginia?  

Potomac River

300

What significant event in 1588 resulted in England becoming the dominant colonial power in North America?  

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

300

Who told his followers that they had the opportunity to create true, Christian community that would be seen by the world as a “city upon a hill” ?  

John Winthrop

300

Which English settlement started in 1607? 

Jamestown

400

Who married Pocahontas? 

John Rolfe

400

Which major river ends where New York City is?  

Hudson River

400

Which series of wars from the 1000s to the 1300s resulted in Europeans coming to Asia in large numbers? 

The Crusades

400

Who wanted to purify the Church of England from Catholic influences? 

The Puritans

400

What colony, the last of the original 13 colonies, was founded in 1732 AD?

Georgia

500

Which Portugese explorer did reach India in 1494? 

Vasco da Gama

500

Which major bay is close to the first permanent English settlement?  

Chesapeake Bay

500

Who was the English king that was beheaded by Parliament during the English Civil War? 

King Charles I

500

Which religious reformer taught the doctrine of predestination? 

John Calvin

500

Which colony was founded in light of Roger William's religious beliefs? 

Rhode Island

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