People
Italian explorer who proved that Christopher Columbus had discovered a "new world"
Amerigo Vespucci
formed peaceful confederations
Woodlands
This man was a leader and saved Jamestown through hardships and the "starving time"
John Smith
Which two monarchs gave Columbus the money he needed to finance his journey?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
French Protestants that settled with the English
Hugenots
French explorer who claimed the Mississippi River
Robert De LaSalle
Raised totem poles and gathered salmon
West Coast
In what year was Jamestown founded?
1607
This was the major business activity of the Frenchmen who came to North America
Fur Trapping and Trading
Who were the norsemen?
Vikings
He discovered the St. Lawrence river
Jacques Cartier
used horses to follow buffalo
Plains
Jamestown was the second attempt at building a colony in Virginia - who financed (or paid for) the first?
Sir Walter Raleigh
This was the cash crop of Jamestown
Tobacco
Which European reached America before Columbus did?
Leif Ericson
This Englishman claimed the Atlantic coast of North America for England
John Cabot
lived in lodges called Hogans
Great Basin and Plateau
What did Virginians call their first representative government
House of Burgesses
This country began to colonize in Central and South America because they found gold and minerals.
Spain
The Reformation turned this country from Catholicism to Protestantism
England
Explorer for Spain who discovered the Southwest and the Grand Canyon
Francisco Coronado
Native Americans believed that spirits lived in natural objects - this is also called
Animism
The Native American group that lived near Jamestown
The Powhatan
Europeans greatly desired spices and new markets from...
The Orient
Group of English Sea Captains who defeated the Spanish Armada
Sea Dogs