Motivations
God, Gold, or Glory
This Spanish explorer is credited with finding the "New World"
Christopher Columbus
What country laid claim to the land known as Florida?
Spain
The Jamestown settlement was known for being rich off of what cash crop?
Tobacco
What was the main motivation of the French?
Find the Northwest Passage or gain riches
This English explorer was hired by the Dutch, but got lost looking for the Northwest Passage.
Henry Hudson
What country laid claim to land in modern-day Canada, called Quebec during its time?
France
The Plymouth colony is famous for creating the holiday today known as...
Thanksgiving
Alongside searching for gold, the Spanish were also motivated to spread what?
Religion/Christianity
Hernando de Soto is credited as the first European to see what unusually large river?
Mississippi River
The English claimed several colonies during its time in North America. Name two
Jamestown, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts Bay
The Massachusetts Bay Colony followed a strict set of laws created by the religious group known as...
The Puritans
The Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonists were motivated to set up colonies to avoid what type of punishment?
Persecution
This was the name of the French explorer who is credited with finding the city of New Orleans?
Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
New Amsterdam was a settlement that belonged to what country?
Netherlands/Dutch
The Pennsylvania colony was able to attract many settlers due to what?
Freedom of religion, various jobs available, lots of farm land
What event motivated Jamestown to switch to slavery instead of continuing indentured servitude?
Bacon's Rebellion
This company is credited with creating the Jamestown Colony?
Virginia Company
Which country had positive relations with natives that saw them trade fur for materials during its time.
France
Which settlement created the practice known as indentured servitude.
Jamestown