Spanish Colonization
An Italian navigator who plotted a route to China by going around the world. Ultimately funded his journey with the help of the Spanish Crown
Christopher Columbus
First European power to establish overseas colonies
What is Portugal
Famous English Privateer, inspired the name of the protagonist of the Uncharted videogame series.
Who is Sir Francis Drake
Native Tribe that was encountered early on in the settling of Virginia
Who are the Powhattan
This was a common cash crop in the Chesapeake colonies, known for its strong odor and buzz created when smoked
What is Tobacco
What is a Caravel
Colonial Power that colonized modern day Eastern Canada
What is France
Form of Christianity Practiced in England
What is Anglicanism
Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive the Winter
Who is Squanto
This region is unique for being more densely populated, very religious, and its smaller communities
What are the New England Colonies
The modern name of the island Christopher Columbus landed on, is the location of Haiti and the Dominican Republic today.
What is Hispaniola
Theoretical passage around the Americas to East Asia
What is the Northwest Passage
First English colony in the Americas, went missing without a trace
What is Roanoke
Governor of Massachusetts Bay colony who gives the "city upon a hill" speech
Who is John Winthrop
Man who founded Pennsylvania colony in the hopes of creating a colony that promoted religious freedom.
Who is William Penn
Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes
Area of the Americas where the Dutch had short-lived colonies
What is New York and New Jersey
First Protestant English Monarch
Who is Henry VIII
Towns dedicated to converting Native AMericans to Christianity in Massachusetts
Praying Towns
Border colony found the furthest SOuth
What is Georgia
Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Inca
Who is Francisco Pizarro
an economic theory that focuses on the trading of goods as a means to create wealth.
What is Mercantilism
The English gained territory from this colonial power near the endo of the 17th Century
Who are the Dutch
First book published in North America
What is the Bay Psalm Book
Colony gifted to Lord Baltimore who tried and failed to establish a colony promoting religious freedom.
Maryland