Conquerers
Which explorer for Spain first found America?
Christopher Columbus
Who is the “father of Connecticut”?
Reverend Thomas Hooker
Which Patuxet man helped the Plymouth colonists?
Squanto
Which Quaker leader got land because of a king’s debt?
William Penn
Which persecuted group in England was rich enough to go to America?
Puritans
Which Spanish explorer named Florida?
Ponce de León
Which Catholic founded Maryland?
Lord Baltimore
Who paid the Native Americans for their land in Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
Who figured out how to remove bitter taste from tobacco to help Virginia?
John Rolfe
Which persecuted group in England escaped to Holland and then America?
Pilgrims/Separatists
Who took New Amsterdam/New Netherlands from the Dutch?
The Duke of York
What is the name for the owner of a colony with a charter?
proprietor
What is the name for people forced to come to America from Africa?
slaves
Who saved Jamestown colony because he made the men work?
John Smith
Who was kicked out of Massachusetts colony and started his own?
Roger Williams
Which Spanish conquistador explored the southwest United States?
Hernando Coronado
Who was the first governor of Massachusetts Colony?
John Winthrop
Which Englishman married Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
What is the name for people who work for being brought to America?
indentured servants
Which persecuted group in England ended up in Maryland?
Catholics
Which Portuguese prince created a school for navigators?
Prince Henry
Who was the first governor of Georgia?
John Oglethorpe
What was the name of the son of Pocahontas?
Thomas Rolfe
Who died during “the Starving Time”?
Jamestown (Virginia) colonists
Which persecuted group in England settled New Jersey and Pennsylvania?
Quakers