Columbus
Columbus may have sailed for Spain, but he was born in this country.
What is Italy?
These armed Spanish soldiers conquers the Aztec and Inca.
Who are the Conquistadors?
This British settlement disappeared without a trace.
What is Roanoke?
The Puritans established this colony upon arriving in the New World.
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The most famous of the pirate flags was called this.
What is the Jolly Roger?
When Columbus arrived in the Americas, he noticed the native people had an abundance of this type of jewelry and wanted it.
What is gold jewelry?
This Christian church became the dominant force in Spanish life in the New World.
What is the Catholic church?
This religious sect promoted pacifism, rural living, silent worship, and tolerance. William Penn was a prominent member and helped establish Pennsylvania with these values in mind.
Who are the Quakers?
True or False; only common people believed in the supernatural (ghosts, witches, and invisible forces) in Puritan New England.
False; both the poor and the wealthy believed these were real.
This group of pirates used smoke signals and cooking to lure ships they would take over to their islands.
What are buccaneers?
Columbus was looking for a new trade route to Asia because these wars between Christians and Muslims made the Silk Road too dangerous to use.
What are the Crusades?
What is Africa?
This religious group sought to "purify" the church of England of Catholic influence and saw themselves as a predestined and elect people?
Who are the Puritans?
Puritans believed someone became a witch through this method.
Making a compact/deal with the devil.
These pirates served governments.
What are privateers?
Columbus had this position stripped from him after his trial.
What is governor?
The Spanish eventually saw their mighty armada defeated by this nation.
What is Britain/England?
This southern state initially opposed slavery and sought to bring about social equality, but eventually capitulated.
What is Georgia?
This state of mind takes over crowds of people in a panic.
What is Mass Hysteria?
True or False; Pirates served as an inspiration for later Americans because they ran their ships democratically and resisted British trade restrictions.
What is true?
Columbus actually landed on this chain of islands, not America proper.
What are the Bahamas?
The conquistador led the expedition that defeated the Aztec Empire.
Who Hernan Cortes?
This city was originally called "New Amsterdam" in honor of its Dutch founders.
What is New York City?
True or False; the Salem Witch Trials began after a group of girls were found dancing in the woods and accused various residents of the town of corrupting them.
What is true?
This famous pirate explored the Carolinas and terrified opponents with his strange facial hair.
Who is Blackbeard?