Discovery of a New World

Exploration

100

The Italian explorer whose name was used for the New World's continents

Amerigo Vespucci

200

The activities of this man were most responsible for the Age of Exploration

Christopher Columbus

300

The Spanish monarchs that funded Columbus' voyage

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

400

This European is credited as the first to visit North America, though he did not settle there

Leif Ericson

500

This country was the first to use small fishing ships (caravels) on long-distance voyages

Portugal

Conquistadors and Foreign Settlements

100

These were the three motivating factors for the conquistadors

Gold, Glory, God

200

He was the first Spanish conquistador and sought the Fountain of Youth

Ponce de Leon

300

Samuel de Champlain established this important North American city

Quebec

400

This was what Francisco Coronado was searching for in Southwest North America

Fabled Cities of Gold

500

This was the first permanent settlement in North America, set up by Europeans

St Augustine

Native Americans

100

The belief that spirits live in objects in nature and natural events

Animism

200

The Native American region that was known for impressive mound building

Woodlands (Adena, Hopewell, Cahokia)

300

Native Americans are widely believed to have come from this continent thousands of years ago

Asia

400

Religious leader of Native American tribes, interpreted the will of the spirits

Shamans

500

This Native American tribe was one of the only to create an alliance between tribes

Iroquois

English Colonization

100

The first successful English settlement in the New World

Jamestown

200

This important event opened the New World to English Exploration and settlement

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

300

He was the first major explorer for England

John Cabot

400

The founder and leader of the lost Roanoke Colony

Sir Walter Raleigh

500

This was the first representative body in America established by English settlers

Virginia House of Burgesses

Potpourri

100

Native Americans used these to show visuals from their religious beliefs

Totem poles

200

The monarch of England, known for her fondness of Sir Francis Drake

Queen Elizabeth I

300

Jacque Cartier was a French explorer who explored and mapped out this river

St Lawrence River

400

This group of French Protestants made their way to the New World and brought with them some valuable skills

Huguenots

500

Name for the French Protestants who would eventually settle in American territory

Huguenots