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100
  • Who was the first European to reach North America, around the year 1000?

Answer: Leif Erikson

100

Which colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620?

Answer: Plymouth Colony

100
  • In which year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas

Answer: 1492

100
  • What vegetable did Native Americans introduce to the colonists?
  • Answer: Corn
100
  • Who was known as "El Draco?"

Sir Francis Drake

200
  • Which Italian explorer sailed for Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492?

Answer: Christopher Columbus

200
  • Which colony was established as a haven for Catholics in the 1630s?


  • Answer: Maryland
200
  • Which war between Britain and France in North America ended in 1763?

Answer: French and Indian War

200
  • What animal did Spanish settlers bring to the New World that changed Native life?
  • Answer: (war)horses
200
  • What settlement did John Smith help lead?

Jamestown

300
  • Which Spanish explorer led an expedition that resulted in the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

Answer: Hernán Cortés

300
  • Which crop became the main cash crop in Virginia and helped its economy thrive?

Answer: Tobacco

300

Which document, signed in 1620, established self-government in Plymouth Colony?

Answer: Mayflower Compact

300
  • What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
  • Answer: Jamestown
300
  • Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

William Penn

400

Which French explorer founded Quebec and established French claims in Canada? (Hint: He is the Father of New France)

Answer: Samuel de Champlain

400
  • Which religious group settled in Pennsylvania and promoted peace and equality?

Answer: Quakers

400
  • Which 1776 event declared the American colonies' independence from Britain?
  • Answer: Declaration of Independence
400
  • What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?


  • Answer: The Mayflower
400
  • What city became the capital of New Spain?

Answer: Mexico City

500

Which explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France and named it Louisiana?

Answer: Robert de La Salle

500
  • Which colony was founded by the Dutch and later taken over by the English, becoming New York?

Answer: New Amsterdam

500

What document (signed in 1763) officially ended the French and Indian War? 

The Treaty of Paris

500
  • Loyalists were also known as this name...

Tories

500

Who was the "Queen's Favorite?"

Sir Walter Raleigh

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