Explorers
Events
Countries/States
Places
People
100
"The Description of the World", stirred European interest in the East by chronicling the adventures of what merchant?
Marco Polo
100
What naval victory changed the balance of power between England and Spain in 1588
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
100
This European Nation first dominated the race to explore the New World
Spain
100
When did Columbus and his men land on the island of San Salvador? (day month year)
October 11, 1492
100
Who discovered the "land of flowers" (la Florida)
Ponce de Leon
200
This Portuguese explorer was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartholomew Dias
200
Who were the English "Sea Dogs"?
Licensed Privateers
200
The Quakers were instrumental in establishing the most religious liberty fond in the Americas in this colony.
Pennsylvania
200
Explorers of North and South America continued to look for this shorter route to the East?
Northwest Passage
200
The first European to see the Grand Canyon
Francisco de Coronado
300
Who pioneered a route to reach the East by sailing around the Indian subcontinent?
Vasco De Gama
300
What explorer-soldiers from Spain exploited many New World recources.
Conquistadors
300
What colony was founded as a buffer between English Colonies and Spanish
Georgia
300
Which section of the original colonies was the most culturally diverse?
Middle
300
Subdued Mexico and defeated the Aztecs
Hernando Cortez
400
What captain is given credit as the first European to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
400
How was Columbus's plan for reaching Asia different from existing ideas?
travel west, not east
400
What colony's immigration and trade, among trappers and natives, was strongly controlled by their homeland?
New France
400
What was the most successful English colony in the New World? What year was it established?
Jamestown, 1607
400
First European to find the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
500
What basis did the English have for claiming the land of North America?
John Cabot, 1497
500
What hastened Spain's economic collapse?
Riches gained in the New World
500
Bartholomew Dias sailed for this country
Portugal
500
What failed English colony mysteriously disappeared?
Roanoake
500
Mapmaker who first used to term "America"
Martin Waldseemuller
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