Dates to Remember
Pilgrims landed at New Plymouth
1620
led a Spanish expedition that discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
Pennsylvania and Delaware were founded by
William Penn
The Ninety-Five These were written and posted by
Martin Luther
Ship that carried the pilgrims to the New World
Mayflower
Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World
1492
led a Spanish expedition to explore the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
The colony was intended as a settlement for debtor prisoners
Georgia
The first Italian merchant that was the first European to travel the length of Asia
Marco Polo
type of government that the Pilgrims set a precedent for when they signed a compact on the Mayflower
representative government
English defeated the Spanish Armada
1588
explored the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World
Quebec
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus
Spain
city remembered as the city of brotherly love
Philadelphia
Harvard founded
1636
led an expedition to explore the Grand Canyon
Francisco Coronado
first governor of Massachusetts Bay
John Winthrop
Who first realized that Columbus had found a new world
Amerigo Vespucci
wrote the History of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
moveable-type printing press invented
1440
who was considered the Father of New France
Samuel de Champlain
first governor of Plymouth
John Carver
introduced the movable-type printing press to Europe
Johann Gutenberg
settled Providence, Rhode Island
Roger Williams