Reasons for Exploration
Columbus
Jamestown
Plymouth
Geography
100
a sea route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Many explorers tried unsuccessfully to find this
What is the Northwest Passage?
100
The year Columbus discovered America.
What is 1492?
100
Written permission for settlers to start a colony
What is a charter?
100
Another name for Pilgrims
Who were Separatists?
100
The present-day location of Plymouth
What is Cape Cod, Massachusetts?
200
This country explored the New World for Gold, Glory, and God.
What is Spain?
200
The name given to the people Columbus came into contact with in the Caribbean.
Who are Indians?
200
The main reason English settlers started Jamestown
What is gold?
200
A celebration that lasted for days between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. They were celebrating a successful harvest.
What is Thanksgiving?
200
The present-day location of Jamestown
What is Virginia?
300
This European country wanted to explore the New World for wealth and land
What is England?
300
An exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between America and Europe
What is the Columbian Exchange?
300
This cash crop saved Jamestown from total failure
What is tobacco?
300
A Native American who taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn in New England
Who is Squanto?
300
The large mountain range located in Western United States
What is the Rocky Mountains?
400
An area of land under full or partial control of another country
What is a colony?
400
Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean for this country
What is Spain?
400
Time period when Jamestown settlers experienced hardships including hunger (famine) and disease. Many settlers died
What is the 'Starving Time?'
400
The year Plymouth was founded
What is 1620?
400
A large river located near the center of the United States that runs north to south
What is the Mississippi River?
500
This country mainly wanted to explore America for fur trade and to find a Northwest Passage
What is France?
500
The name given by Columbus to the island he landed on
What is San Salvador?
500
A group of people who gathered money together in order to start a colony
What is a joint-stock company?
500
A document signed by the Pilgrims which was used to show that the Pilgrims will obey the law and set up a government
What is the Mayflower Compact?
500
This region of the United States features rocky soil, a short growing season, and a large fishing industry.
What is New England?
M
e
n
u