This colony was founded as a "safe haven" for catholic christians in the 1600's.
What is Maryland
100
Columbus sailed the "ocean blue"
What is 1492
100
In a thousand years or so, people will talk about how we primitive people used geothermal energy to heat and cool our homes. Geothermal energy uses this for its source of energy.
What is the earth
100
This country is located directly north of the United States
What is Canada
100
The French and Indian War, which ended in 1763, was won by this country
What is England
200
The Pilgrims and the Puritans both found a nice, safe place in this New World colony.
What is Massachusetts
200
In 1522 Ferdinand Magellan was the first to do this
What is circumnavigate the earth
200
The term "confluence" usually refers to a location where two or more of these meet
What are rivers
200
This country is most closely associated with the Aztec civilization, and is directly south of the United States
What is Mexico
200
After the French and Indian War, the King said no colonist was to cross this mountain range, fearing conflict with Indians
What is the Appalachian Mountains
300
William Penn founded Pennsylvania and many of his fellow worshipers, called these, followed him to "Penn's Woods."
Who are the Quakers?
300
In the 1400's this man set up a school of navigation in Portugal to further expand exploration
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
300
Polytheistic cultures worship many of these
What are gods
300
Brazil, Colombia, Ecador, Chile and Venezuela are all countries of this continent
What is South America
300
These legendary Spanish Warriors defeated the Inca and the Azted, but we're not sure what happened to the Mayans
Who are the Conquistadors
400
The Dutch people fonded New Netherland, and the Big Apple, which was its largest city, was called New Amsterdam.
What is New York
400
In 1534, Francisco Pizzaro conquered this native South American civilization
Who are the Inca
400
In order to create a colony, you would have to first get one of these from the king
What is a charter
400
France, Spain, England, Italy and Germany are all countries on this continent
What is Europe
400
This war began in 1775, when shots rang out at Lexington and Concord
What is the American Revolution
500
This southern colony was originally founded as a place for criminals to be sent to, and start a new life in the Americas
What is Georgia
500
In 1450, Johannes Guttenberg of Germany began to rewrite history by inventing this
What is the printing press
500
This term refers to the part of the triangular trade route in which slaves suffered horrible conditions on their way from Africa to the Americas
What is the Middle Passage
500
Ahhh, the English colonies in the Americas were all part of the British Empire, but Florida belonged to this country until 1762
What is Spain
500
In 1588, King Phillip of Spain attempted to invade protestant England. Bad idea, England had sunk nearly all the ships of this legendary fleet of naval warships