Important People
This Italian explorer sailed for Spain and is credited with discovering the Americas.
Who was Christopher Colombus?
This group of Separatists established a colony in Plymouth.
Who were the Pilgrims?
Europeans brough these new Animals to the New World.
What are horses, pigs, and cattle?
Spain primarily colonized this area.
Where are Central and South America?
Theese Spanish Monarchs Financed Christopher Colombus' voyages.
Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
These were people who wanted to fix the corruption in the Anglican Church.
Who were the Puritans?
People wanted to explore and settle the new world for theese reasons.
What are social, political, economic and religious reasons?
England primarily colonized this area.
Where is the east cost of the present-day United States?
This man is credited with saving Jamestown from starvation and reportedly said that "he who shall not work shall not eat!"
Who was John Smith?
These were Spanish explorers who conquered South America.
Who were the Conquistadors?
These new inventions aided in European Exploration
What are compasses, trade wind maps, and better ships?
France primarily colonized this area.
Where is present-day Canada?
This missionary spoke out against the actions of the Conquistadors.
Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?
This Native South American tribe developed a functional calendar.
Who were the Mayas?
These cash crops were grown in the British colonies.
What are tobacco, rice, and indogo?
This country was a leader in early European exploration.
Where is Portugal?
This conquistador killed the Inca leader Atahualpa after promising to release him in exchange for a large amount of silver and gold.
Who was Fransisco Pizarro?
This Native South American tribe built Machu Pichu.
Who were the Incas?
These diseases had a large negative impact on Native populations.
smallpox, typhus, and measles
Spain forfeited its claim to this present-day country in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Where is Brazil?