Columbus must have been planning a vacation when he stopped here....
What is the Bahamas?
100
He came looking for riches and the Aztecs delivered.
Who is Cortes?
100
This is why the Spanish came.
What is Gold, Glory and God?
100
To a Spaniard in the New World, he was representing the king.
What is a viceroy?
100
Government gets this from taxes.
What is revenue?
200
This Aztec capital city amazed the Europeans.
What is Tenochtitlan?
200
Louisianians can thank this man for their French ancestry and Mardi Gras.
Who is LaSalle?
200
This is why the English took control of the land from Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River.
What is the French and Indian War?
200
Your mom in Spanish and your dad is Native American, so that makes you....
What is a mestizo?
200
These people are willing to take a risk to makes lots of money.
What is an entrepreneur?
300
This first permanent English settlement almost didn't survive, but thanks to tobacco, they made it.
What is Jamestown?
300
This priest tried to protect the Native Americans, but he hurt the Africans.
Who is Las Casas?
300
Originally, those French guys were looking for this, but then they found the furs and timber.
What is the Northwest Passage?
300
These English pirates tried to make off with the Spanish gold - and it was ok with Elizabeth.
What is a privateer?
300
Does that movie ticket cost moe today than yesterday. You can blame this economic factor...
What is inflation?
400
The Pilgrims spent their first Thanksgiving here.
What is Plymouth?
400
As a conquistador, he set his sights on Peru and the Incas.
Who is Pizarro?
400
This is the reason that we have our beloved gumbo and Italians, have marinara sauce, and you and I get to eat bacon. Yum!
What is the Columbian Exchange?
400
If you were Cortes, you would have been this socio-economic level in New World society.
What is a peninsulare?
400
Sometimes this is an important city in a country or state, but when you're talking money, it's what every business needs.
What is capital?
500
This English settlement disappeared without a trace.
What is Roanoke?
500
Because of this guy, people in Quebec speak French.
What is Champlain?
500
This economic theory is the reason those Spanish and French guys were willing to take the risk.
What is mercantilism?
500
Those French guys on the Mississippi River like to hunt and trap because they would make plenty money from the furs. Back home they had a special name.
What is a courier du bois?
500
If we want to protect products made in the US from competition, we're going to need this.