By whom and when was a fur trading post founded on the St. Lawrence River . What was this post called?
1. Samuel de Champlain
2. 1608
3. Quebec
200
Explain why the Roanoke settlement failed
Most of the men were gentlemen, and they had no idea how to successfully grow crops
200
When did the Mayflower set sail for VA? Instead of landing in VA, it anchored in ______.
1. 1620
2. Off the coast of modern day Massachusetts.
200
What was the name of the capital of New Netherland? How did this city become New York in 1664?
1. New Amsterdam
2. Peter Stuyvesant, the governor of New Amsterdam was very unpopular. When the English attacked New Amsterdam the settlers were so unhappy with Stuyvesant that they refused to fight the English. The English then renamed (New York) it to honor the Duke of York.
200
ID
MT
Idaho- Boise
Montana- Helena
300
From which country was Henry Hudson, but for which government did he work? What did Henry Hudson become famous for?
1. England
2. Dutch
3. He found the bay, now known as Hudson Bay
300
Where did the Virginia Company of London get its funding from
Investors bought stock in the company
300
Why did the pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
Because they landed in Massachusetts, they would not be governed by the Virginia Company, so they created their own plan for government.
300
Which area in North America was mostly claimed by the French? What was it called back then?
1. Canada
2. New France
300
NV
OR
Nevada- Carson City
Oregon- Salem
400
Name two causes for the Spanish Armada
1. English ships attack and stole treasure from ships sailing to Spain
2. King Phillip from Spain wanted England to be a Catholic nation again
400
How and when did John Rolfe "save the day"?
1. 1612
2. He learned how to grow tobacco from the native Indians. He sold it in England. The colony then had enough money to purchase supplies
400
Who was the governor of Plymouth in 1621?
William Bradford.
400
What is Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet known for?
They travelled by canoe down the Mississippi river to set up missions. They were also hoping this river might lead to the Pacific Ocean.
400
WA
Washington-Olympia
500
When did the Spanish Armada sail to England, and what was the outcome of this attack?
1. 1588
2. The English fleet chased the Spanish ships away from the coastline and sank many of them. The rest of the Armada returned to Spain.
500
When did the English finally defeated the Pawhatan Indians?
1646
500
Who were the puritans, who was their governor, and what was the name of their settlement?
1. A religious group who wanted to make themselves and their church pure, free from guilt.
2. John Winthrop
3. Massachusetts Bay Colony
500
What is Roberts La Salle's legacy?
He claimed the Mississippi and the land around it in 1682 for France. He named this vast area Louisiana after King Louis XIV