Early Colonization
13 Colonies
Geography/Land Claims
Colonizing North America
Establishing More Regions
100
This Native empire in modern-day Mexico was conquered by Spaniard Hernan Cortes
The Aztecs
100
The Green portion is this region of colonies:
Southern Colonies.
100
This country claimed the land that is modern-day Mexico, Florida, California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.
Spain
100
The Pilgrims wanted to seperate from the Church of England. This makes them...
Separatists
100
The Puritans landed here, calling Boston a "city on a hill"
Massachusetts Bay
200
This Italian explorer wanted to find a trade route to Asia, but landed in the Bahamas and discovered the "New World" in 1492.
Christopher Columbus.
200
The Blue colonies is this region:
Middle Colonies.
200
This country claimed the Louisiana Territory.
France
200
The first written constitution in North America, written by the Pilgrims after stepping off the Mayflower.
Mayflower Compact
200
This man was kicked out of Massachusetts for wanting religious freedom, and founded the colony of Rhode Island as a result.
Roger Williams
300
Francisco Pizarro conquered this Native empire in modern-day Peru.
The Inca
300
The Red portion is this region of colonies:
New England Colonies.
300
This European nation claimed the land on the east coast of North America, becoming the 13 colonies.
England
300
This was the first successful English colony, being founded in Virginia in 1607.
Jamestown
300
William Penn was a Quaker who established the colony of Pennsylvania; what did the Quakers believe in?
Pacifism
400
This exchange saw the trading of many animals, food, cultures, and diseases.
Columbian Exchange.
400
The Southern colonies focused on this agricultural process due to great soil and a good climate.
Farming
400
The Oregon Country was claimed by this country prior to the Revolution:
No one!!
400
This first attempt at a permanent English colony in North America was unsuccessful due to low supplies and everyone disappearing mysteriously...
Roanoke.
400
This lady was exiled, or kicked out, of Massachusetts for protesting for women's rights. She has been called America's first Feminist.
Anne Hutchinson.
500
This trade route has a specific shape that saw trade between the New and Old Worlds, bringing explorers to the New World as well.
Triangular Trade.
500
True or False: The New England Colonies had great soil for farming.
False.
The New England colonies focused on manufacturing due to rocky soil.
500
These two countries were the main colonial powers in modern-day Canada.
England and France.
500
As a religious movement, what was the lasting effect of the Great Awakening? 2 answers possible.
1. Reawaken religious fervor
2. Spread revolutionary thought
500
This colony was established as a buffer between Spanish Florida and the English colonies.
Georgia.