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Christopher Columbus
Spain Builds an Empire
Explorers
Building the Jamestown Colony
Seeking Religious Freedom
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In what year did Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage?
1492
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Who was the Spanish conquistador who had Moctezuma killed?
Hernando Cortes
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What 2 countries sponsored Henry Hudson?
England and the Dutch
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Where did Sir Walter Raleigh and about 100 men land in 1585?
Roanoke
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What religious group in England faced persecution?
the Separatists (Pilgrims)
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What were the name of the three ships that Christopher Columbus used on his first voyage?
the Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria
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Who was the spanish conquistador that conquered the Incan Empire?
Francisco Pizzaro
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What two explorers set out to reach the Mississippi in 1673?
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
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What is so significant about Roanoke?
It is known as the lost colony.
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What country did the Separatists leave England for in the early 1600s?
the Netherlands
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What was the name of the King and Queen that sponsored Columbus' voyages?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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What was the code that stated how the colonies should be organized and ruled?
the Laws of the Indies
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What areas were explored by Robert de la Salle?
the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River
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What name did the 105 colonists that arrived in Virginia in 1607 give their town?
Jamestown
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What did the Pilgrims sign on November 11,1620?
the Mayflower Compact
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What encounter between the peoples of the Eastern and Western hemispheres sparked a global exchange of goods and ideas because of Columbus' voyages?
Columbian Exchange
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What four social classes were set up by the Laws of the Indies?
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, and Indians
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What was Peter Minuit's goals?
To set up Dutch colonies
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What was the name of the young soldier who helped save Jamestown?
Captain John Smith
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What idea would become a cornerstone of American democracy?
religious freedom
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What is a moment in history that marks a decisive change?
Turning point
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Who founded the colony of New Mexico?
Juan de Onate
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Who were the four explorers who were looking for the Northwest Passage?
John Cabot, Giovanni Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson
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What were representative to the government called?
Burgesses
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What was the name of the Native American who brought the Pilgrims seeds of native plants and showed them how to plant them?
Squanto