Who was it?
The Colonies
Geography
Religion/Colony Standards
Important Knowledge
100

The first European to find land in the Western Hemisphere. 

Who is Leif Ericson?

100

Nearly all the people that came to the New World were seeking this.

What is freedom?

100
The line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemisphere.

What is the Prime Meridian?

100

A group of people ruled by their own native country who settle in another land. 

What is a colony?

100

The written record of what man has done with the time God has given him.

What is history?

200

The explorer for whom North and South America were named. 

Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
200

Fishing was a major industry in this colony. 

What is the New England Colony?
200

Australia is found in the eastern or western hemisphere?

What is the eastern hemisphere?

200

How many original colonies were there?

What is 13?

200

This place was known as the Lost Colony.

What is Roanoke?

300

The explorer who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England.

Who is John Cabot?

300

The first permanent settlement in the New World.

What is Jamestown?

300

The imaginary line that separates the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

What is the equator?

300

Thomas Hooker’s ideas for government; which later became a good pattern for the Constitution of the United States.

What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? 

300

This colony was claimed by three countries at the same time.

What is New York?

400

Explorer who conquered Mexico for Spain. 

Who is Hernando Cortez?

400

First settlement to offer complete religious freedom; founded by Roger Williams.

What is Rhode Island?

400

North America is found in the northern or southern hemisphere?

What is the Northern Hemisphere?

400

The belief that we can honor God with our work ethic.

What is the Puritan work ethic?

400

This was the plan for government in the Pennsylvania Colony. 

What is the Charter of Priveledges?

500

Explorer who claimed northern land (Canada) for France.

Who is Jacques Cartier?

500

Originally established to help people in debtor’s prison; made possible by James Oglethorpe. 

What is Georgia?

500

A strip of land that connect two larder land masses.

What is a land bridge?

500

The Plymouth Colony was founded in what year? 

What is 1620?

500

The House of Burgessess was a group of representatives from this colony.

What is the Virginia Colony?

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