Who was the famous leader who brought order to the Jamestown Colony?
John Smith
100
What was the name of the first English colony in the Americas?
Jamestown
100
Who was allowed to vote in most English colonies?
Only white men who owned land
100
Many explorers in the 1400s and 1500s were looking for a water route from Europe to which other continent?
Asia
200
What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and North America?
Beringia
200
This famous king and queen funded Columbus' "discovery" voyage.
Ferdinand and Isabella
200
What were the 3 Gs that motivated Spanish conquistadors to conquer and colonize in the Americas?
Gold, God, Glory
200
What was the name of the agreement written and signed by the pilgrims before they came ashore in America?
The Mayflower Compact
200
Which city was conquered by Muslim Ottoman Turks, which forced Europeans to look for a new way to reach and trade with Asia?
Constantinople (Istanbul)
300
In which state was the Iroquois Confederacy located?
New York
300
This famous man was married to Pocahontas, which led to peace between the English settlers and the local native tribe. The peace allowed for the Jamestown settlement to grow strong enough to survive.
John Rolfe
300
Most early English settlers were coming to the Americas in search of _____________ freedom.
Religious
300
Because of corruption in England's government and church, what group of people were not allowed to run for political office?
Puritan ministers
300
Early explorers were looking for a way past North America to get to Asia. What was the name of the route they were looking for?
Northwest Passage
400
Cahokia was a Native American City located near which modern American city?
St. Louis
400
This Spanish priest meant well when he wrote about how horribly Native Americans were treated, but he ended up accidentally sparking the Trans-Atlantic slave trade as Spain searched for new forms of labor.
Father Bartolome De Las Casas
400
What was the name of the social system developed by the Spanish that based status on one's ethnicity and place of birth?
Encomienda System
400
What is the name for laws that banned certain activities on Sundays?
Blue Laws
400
What was the name of the economic system that helped encourage nations to search out new colonies around the globe? Hint: The major goal was to sell more than you would buy in an attempt to make the mother country wealthy, often at the expense of the colonies.
Mercantilism
500
Who was the first European explorer to ever come to the Americas?
Leif Erikson
500
Who was the famous founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
500
What was the name of the system developed by the Virginia Company of London that offered individuals 50 acres of land in exchange for them traveling to the Americas to live in the colonies?
Headright System
500
What was the name of the first democratically elected legislative assembly in the English Colonies?
The House of Burgesses
500
Which Portuguese ruler spent a good deal of money on exploring the seas?