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Explorers
Christopher Columbus
Jamestown
Pilgrims
BONUS
100
Another word for conqueror
What is conquistador?
100
The first group of explorers that voyaged to America
What are the Vikings?
100
The 1585 founder of the Jamestown Colony
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
100
The two types of Christians that Europeans were divided into after the Reformation
What are the Protestants and Roman Catholics?
100
The holiday we celebrate every year to give thanks for a good harvest
What is Thanksgiving?
200
The explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernando Cortes?
200
Columbus's birthplace
What is Italy?
200
This man returned back to the colony to find it was complete gone... almost "lost"
Who is John White?
200
What is persecution?
What is the mistreatment or punishment of certain people because of their beliefs
200
The name of the Aztec Emperor
Who is Moctezuma?
300
The explorer who conquered the Incan Empire
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
300
The country in which Columbus's sponsors ruled
What is Spain?
300
This company received a charter in 1606 to go and settle between present-day North Carolina and the Potomac River
What is the Virginia Company of London?
300
What the Pilgrims were originally called in England..
What are the Separatists?
300
The set of laws that were created for New Spain were called..
What are the Law of the Indies?
400
The explorer who wanted to search for the "Fountain of Youth"
Who is Juan Ponce De Leon?
400
The 3 ships Columbus sailed with on his first voyage
What are the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?
400
The profitable crop that helped the Jamestown colony thrive
What is tobacco?
400
The name of the boat that the Pilgrims traveled on
What is the Mayflower?
400
The colonist who married Pocahontas
Who is John Rolfe?
500
Where was the Aztec Empire located?
What is Mexico?
500
Why did Columbus originally set sail?
What is he wanted to find an alternative and quicker route to India for spices?
500
How did John Smith help save the Jamestown colony?
What is he strict rules that forced colonists to work if they wanted to eat?
500
The Native American who helped the Pilgrims the most through the harsh conditions of Plymouth
Who is Squanto?
500
The mestizos were made up of what type of people?
Who are people of mixed Spanish and Indian background?