Vikings who discovered America in about 1000 AD. Later abandoned it due to bad conditions.
What is The Norse people.
100
Place where Pilgrims ended their pilgrimage.
What is Plymouth Rock (Colony)
100
Spanish explorer who explored Florida searching for gold.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
100
Staple crop of Native Americans.
What is maize
100
Staple crop to the mid-atlatnic colonies, especially Virginia.
What is tobacco?
200
Native American group that lived in upstate New York. They were a confederacy, and were known for their long houses.
What is the Iroquois
200
Led by John Winthrop for 19 years. In New England and prospered in fur trading, fishing, and shipbuilding.
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony
200
Became principle crop in the Carolinas. African slaves were hired to work on rice fields due to their immunity to malaria.
What is rice?
200
Spanish word for "conqueror." Claimed much of America for Spain, and slaughtered millions of Native Americans.
What is a Conquistador?
200
This colony was a haven for Catholics. It was founded in 1634 by Lord Baltimore.
What is Maryland?
300
Governor of Massachusetts. "City Upon a Hill."
Who is John Winthrop
300
Received charter in 1606 from King James I. Disembarked in 1607 and founded colony. Suffered greatly during its time, and endured the "Great Starvation" period.
What is Jamestown?
300
Strong-willed woman who claimed that a holy life was no sure sign of salvation. The truly saved did not need to bother to obey the law of God. Banished and relocated in Rhode Island.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
300
Euphemism for slavery. Indians were given to colonists to be "Christianized."
What is encomienda?
300
Colony created to be a "buffer zone" between the Americas and Spanish-Florida. Founded by James Oglethorpe and was filled with prisoners.
What is Georgia?
400
Started the rebellion with other frustrated freedman. Died from disease before the rebellion was crushed.
Who is Nathaniel Bacon?
400
Area of the colonies where life was harsh. Disease was rampant, and few people lived to 40 or 50 years old.
What is the Chesapeake Area?
400
During the 1690s a group of girls accused of being bewitched by older women.
What is the Salem Witch Trials?
400
Treaty that settled Spanish and Portuguese differences in the Americas. Portugal got ripped off. (Portugal got Brazil, and Spain everything else :( )
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
400
Known as the "sewer." People went here when they were unwanted everywhere else.
What is Rhode Island?
500
Leader of the Aztecs. Believed that Cortes' invasion was the Aztec God Quetzalcoatl.
Who is Montezuma?
500
Area of the colonies that had a high Puritan population. Longer life-spans, and less focus on agriculture. Thrived on things such as fishing and furs.
Where is New England?
500
This organization was created in 1643. Group of four colonies banded together to form this weak organization?
What is the New England Confederation?
500
Revolt in which Native Americans took over New Mexico and held control for nearly half a century.
What is Pope's Rebellion?
500
Founded by William Penn. Large population of Quakers.