Important People
This person returned to England for supplies and when returning to the Americas, found that his entire colony was missing
Who is John White?
Who is John Cabot?
Something declared as one’s own, especially a piece of land
What is a claim?
This settlement was unsuccessful and the disappearance is still a mystery today
What is Roanoke?
The Dutch called the land Henry Hudson this
What is New Netherlands?
“He who does not work, will not eat”
Who is John Smith?
This French explorer founded a fur trading post on the St Lawrence river
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
The Spanish word for large fleet of ships
What is Armada?
In 1606, English merchants started this in order to build a settlement in North America
What is the Virginia company of London?
The French claimed land in this present day country
What is Canada?
This person had been to Europe and spoke English, helping the leader of both the Native American tribe and Plymouth
Who is Squanto?
This explorer claimed land for both the Dutch and the English
Who is Henry Hudson?
An attack by an armed force to conquer another country.
What is an invasion?
The colony of Jamestown is located in this state
What is Virginia?
This settlement became the capital of New Netherlands
What is New Amsterdam?
Bought Manhattan Island from the Manhates Indians
Who is Peter Minuit?
This French explorer thought that the Mississippi river might lead to the pacific ocean
Who is Louis Jolliet?
To respect beliefs that are different from one’s own
What is tolerance?
This colony was started because a group of people wanted to separate from the church of England
What is Plymouth?
Robert La Salle named this vast land after King Louis XIV
What is Louisiana?
“We shall be as a city upon a hill The eyes if all people are upon us”
Who isa John Winthrop?
Explored the region near the Mississippi River, claiming the river and all the land around it for France.
Who is Robert La Salle?
A person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs
What is a missionary?
Now in what is known as present day Boston, this colony was began by the Puritans and was one of the most successful colonies for the English
What is the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Who is the Dutch West India Company?