European Explorers
Who reached India after sailing for a year
Vasco da gama
Allowed a ship to sail into the wind
Small triangular sails
Set foot On an island in the Americas in 1492
Columbus
The people of the 16th & 17 centuries who wanted to purify the Church of England by removing false teachings and practices
Puritains
Which colony set up a congressional church government
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who worked to help his nation become more skilled at exploration?
Prince Henry
Gives the ship power
Big square sail
Explored the coast of Africa for Portugal
Dias
First governor of the Massachusetts bay Colony, who wanted the community to be a model of Christian love
John Wintrop
In what way did English cities motivate people to start colonies
people wanted to start colonies for relies reasons because English cities had become wicked
Who thought he could sail west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Allows sailors to know which direction they are sailing
Compas
Became a monk and wrote about the treatment of the American Indians
Las Casas
The chief of several Woodland Indian tribes in the Cheapeake Bay Area
Powhatan
A patuxet Indian that taught pilgrims to grow food the ________ colony ?
Plymouth
Who was the first to sail around Africa's southern tip?
Vasco da Gama
Helps to calculate the angle of the sun
Quadrant
Helped Portugal become skilled at exploration
Prince Henry
People who agree to work for a period of time to pay off debt
Indentured Servants
The colonial governors were in charge of trade with the _____?
Indians
How did Columbus want to use the wealth from his voyage?
He thought the money could be used to continue the war against the Muslims. He wanted to recapture Jerusalem. He wanted to prepare the way for the return of Christ
Who told the sailors to preserve when they became restless
Columbus
Declared that American Indians are humans with souls
The Pope
Captain who made the colonist at Jamestown work in the fields
John Smith
A group of traders that traveled together to trade and sell their goods
caravan