History 101
English seaman who first circumnavigated the world
Who is Francis Drake?
Italian explorer who sailed for England
John Cabot
Italian Explorer who sailed for Spain and unknowingly discovered the New World
Christopher Columbus
Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
Portuguese explored who rounded the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias
Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River
Hernando De Soto
Enforced the kind of discipline necessary for the survival of Jamestown
John Smith
Also known as Lord Baltimore
Cecilius Calvert
Geneva's most influential teacher and instrumental in the Protestant Reformation
John Calvin
Spanish Explorer whose expedition discovered the Grand Canyon
Francisco De Coronado
Spanish explorer who was the first great conquistador and conquered the Aztecs
Hernando de Cortes
Founded Providence, Rhode Island, believed in religious liberty and separation of church and state.
Roger Williams
A Powhatan chief's daughter who traveled to Englan
Pocahontas
German monk influential in starting the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
Dutch explorer who claimed New Netherland
Henry Hudson
Spanish explorer whose crew circumnavigated the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
Wrote of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
Wrote Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
William Penn
body of water which some historians think people crossed via a land bridge from Asia to North America
Portuguese explorer who sailed to India and obtained a profitable cargo of spices.
Vasco de Gama
Spanish explorer who named Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
Purchased Manhattan Island from a group of Indians
Peter Minuit
Provided the Plymouth settlers with lifesaving agricultural information
Squanto
Spain's earliest competitor to reach the Far East and make early claims to new lands.
Portugal