European Explorers
Given the credit for discovering the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus.
He inspired Christopher Columbus to search for a quicker passage to Asia.
Who is Marco Polo.
Climate
What is short summers, cold and bitter winters.
Climate
What is warm summers and mild winters.
Climate
What is hot and humid
Landed on a Penninsula and named it La Florida.
Who is Ponce de Leon.
Crops brought to Europe from the New World.
What is potatoes, corn, and squash.
Describe the geography.
What is rocky, hilly wilderness.
Describe the Geography.
What is rich soil and wooded mountain areas.
Describe the Geography.
What is broad rivers and vast wetlands.
The oldest, permanent settlement in North America was founded by Europeans.
What is St. Augustine.
What is smallpox.
Name the New England Colonies.
What is New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Name the Middle Colonies.
What is New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,and New York.
Name the Southern Colonies.
What is Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia.
His goal was to find a Northwest Passage and explored the Atlantic coastline.
Who is Jacques Cartier.
Crops that were introduced to the Americas.
What is wheat and rice.
This colony is known for its large slave trading and coastlines that pirates found favorable.
What is Rhode Island.
This colony's government was based on theocracy.
What is Massachusetts.
This colony was set up to help the poor pay off their debts.
What is Georgia.
He was called "Peg Leg Pete" or "Old Silvernails".
Who is Peter Stuyvesant.
The number of Africans brought to Spanish and Portuguese colonies between 1600-1650.
What is 400,000.
This person was a founder of Connecticut.
Who is Thomas Hooker.
The Puritans who followed 10 years after the Pilgrims received a charter for which colony.
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The main religion in Maryland.
What is catholocism.