States and Capitals
What is the Capital of Minnesota?
St. Paul
What were Spanish conquerors of the Native empires of the New World called?
Conquistadors
What is one motivation France had for exploring the New World?
Jealous of Spain, wanted the wealth they found
Spread the Gospel
What is a settlement?
A community of people who establish a living space in a new spot.
Which of the three exploring countries explored Wisconsin first?
France
Which state's capital is Indianapolis?
Indiana
Which modern country did Spain take over and call New Spain?
Mexico
What is one challenge the French explorers of the New World faced?
Bad weather
People getting sick
Conflict with the Native Americans
What are 5 of the 13 Colonies?
Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire
What people already lived in America before any of the explorers came?
Indigenous peoples
Native Americans
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
How many voyages did Christopher Columbus travel to America?
Four (4)
Which French explorer founded Quebec?
Samuel de Champlain
What is one of the theories about what happened to Roanoke?
Combined with a tribe
Attacked and killed
Abducted by aliens
What were the first explorers of the New World looking for when they discovered America?
A passage to Asia
Gold, wealth, treasure
Which state's capital is Trenton?
New Jersey
Who was America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
Which river did the French explore from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada?
The Mississippi River
What word was left behind by the Roanoke settlers as a clue to what happened to them?
CROATOAN
Which of the countries explored Florida and claimed it for themselves?
Spain
What is the capital of Connecticut?
Hartford
What was Ponce de Leon looking for when he explored Florida?
The Fountain of Youth
Which River did Jacques Cartier find that was an essential route to Canada for the French?
St. Lawrence River
What is one piece of evidence found in Roanoke that tells us they were not attacked and looted?
They didn't find any bodies
A word was left behind, like they were told to do
Many treasures were not taken
Which continent were all three of America's early explorers from?
Europe