Early Settlers
Conquistadors
Christopher Columbus
Explorers
US Colonies
100
This group left England and thought their journey was a religious one.
Who are the Pilgrims?
100
conquered the Incan Empire
Who is Francisco Pizzaro?
100
1492
What is the year Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain?
100
He was left to die with his son and crew on a bay now bearing his name.
Who is Henry Hudson?
100
This quaker founded Pennsylvania
Who is William Penn?
200
This group was extremely religious and even put many accused witches to death.
Who are the Puritans?
200
He conquered the Aztecs.
Who is Hernando Cortez?
200
The first guy to discover the New World in 1001.
Who is Leif Erikson?
200
Many men died trying to reach this route to the Pacific. Hint: K.W + K.K.=the answer
What is the Northwest Passage?
200
This New England colony was founded originally by Puritans.
What is Massachusetts?
300
The first settlers of this early colony suffered what some called "Hell on Earth".
What is Jamestown?
300
This "greatest weapon" allowed the Spanish to more easily defeat the natives.
What is disease?
300
Columbus first landed on a small island that is now in this country.
What is the Bahamas?
300
North and South America are named after this man.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
300
This colony was founded as a buffer from Spain and a place for criminals.
What is Georgia?
400
This town was the center of the witch trials that were sweeping through New England.
What is Salem?
400
The 2 things the conquistadors were looking for in the New World.
What are money and fame?
400
Columbus was Italian but he sailed for this country?
What is Spain?
400
colonies existed to furnish goods and wealth to their home countries
What is mercantilism?
400
The people of this colony just suddenly dissapeared.
What is Roanoke?
500
This colony had the largest population in the early 1700's.
What is Virginia?
500
He is he first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
500
Columbus died convinced that he had landed here.
What is the Far East?
500
He died in the Phillipines, but this man's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.
Who is Magellan?
500
The first successful colony in the New World.
What is Jamestown?
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