Explorers
Geography
Mixed
Colonies
Vocab
100

This explorer sailed the ocean in 1492 and thought that they were in India.

Columbus

100

Which ocean separates the new and old worlds?

Atlantic

100

Which two teams played in the most recent Super Bowl?

Chiefs and 49ers

100
What is the famous place called that the Pilgrims landed at?

Plymouth

100

Which term means to trade across the atlantic ocean?

Columbian Exchange

200

This explorer conquered the Aztecs

Cortes

200

Which ocean separates North America and Asia?

Pacific

200

Which continent is missing? Asia _______ North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia

Europe

200

What is the name of the first "official colony"?

Jamestown

200

Which term is an economic system based on trade and the collection of materials in colonies?

Mercantilism

300

This explorer found land and claimed it for Netherlands.

Hudson

300

What continent is India in?

Asia

300

What were the European Countries competing for in the New World?

Natural Resources

300

Which colony was disputed by the British and the Dutch?

New York

300

Which term refers to a city or town that has a homeland far away and follows the rules of that homeland country?

Colony

400

This explorer discovered Florida

Ponce de Leon

400

What is the longest river in the present day US?

Mississippi

400

What two NFL teams did Tom Brady play for?

Patriots and Buccaneers 

400

Who controlled the colony of Florida Prior to 1817?

Spain

400

Which term means a crop that is grown purely to sell it?

Cash Crop

500

This person inspired explorers to find a water route to Asia.

Marco Pollo

500

Which two countries border the United States?

Canada and Mexico

500

Which country conquered and explored both Mexico and most of South America?

Spain

500

Which two countries colonized Canada?

France and Europe

500

Which term refers to the spanish soldiers during the Age of Exploration?

Conquistadors

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