People
Who made the first Spanish landhing on the mainland of North America?
Juan Ponce de Leon
The first European settlement in the present-day United States was______?
St. Augustine
The first Englishman to sail around the world was ______?
Sir Francis Drake
The city remembered as the "city of brotherly love"
Philadelphia
What document helped prepare England for a limited representative government?
Magna Carta
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explored the central Mississippi River for____?
France
Who was the first governor of Plymouth?
John Carver
What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World?
Quebec
What type of government did the pilgrims set as a precedent for when they signed a compact before settling Plymouth?
representative
Who was the Italian merchant that was the first European to travel the length of Asia?
Marco Polo
New Netherland was named _______ ?
New York
Who aided the Pilgrims by acting as a guide and interpreter and by teaching them how to hunt and fish?
Squanto
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus's expedition to find an alternate route to Asia?
Spain
Which ship carried the Pilgrims to the New World?
Mayflower
Who introduced the movable-type printing press in Europe?
Johann Gutenberg
The colony that was founded as a safe haven for Catholics was _______?
Maryland
The settlement of Hartford was founded by ______?
Thomas Hooker
What colony was founded as a haven for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
The incident that was an indication that colonists expected the government's protection was _______?
Bacon's Rebellion
Who settled Providence?
Roger Williams
The colony that was intended as a settlement for debtor prisoners was _______?
Georgia
Who worked among the Wampanoag on Martha's Vineyard?
Thomas Mayhew
What was the first permanent English settlement that was settled in 1607?
Jamestown
A precedent for a voluntary union of the colonies was established with ________?
The New England Confederation