This was what the colonists wanted to do as soon as they reached the New World.
What is look for gold.
100
This modern day state was the Pilgrims intended destination.
What is Virginia?
100
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztec empire.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
100
This valuable resource of Colonial times was the driving force behind French exploration in the New World.
What is fur?
100
This iconic American island was originally settled by the Dutch
What is Manhattan Island?
200
This land formation was the colonists first choice for forming their colony.
What is a peninsula
200
This famous document was the first written form of government in the New World.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
In 1513 this Spanish explorer became the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Who was Vasco Nunez De Balbo?
200
This modern day North American country was colonized by the French.
What is Canada?
200
In modern dollars, this was the unbelievable price the Dutch paid the Native Americans for the Island of Manhattan.
What is 27$
300
This famous explorer is often referred to as the savior of Jamestown.
Who is John Smith?
300
Before arriving in the New World the Pilgrims first moved to this modern day European country.
What is the Netherlands?
300
The quest for the Fountain of Youth is what this Spanish explorer is best known for.
Who was Ponce de Leon?
300
This legendary French explorer charted vast regions of the Great Lakes, Mississippi, and the Gulf of Mexico but was unable to ever reach the mouth of the Mississippi in his travels.
Who was La Salle?
300
This was the name of the Dutch colony on the Island of Manhattan. It was a tribute to the capital of the home they had left behind in Europe.
What is New Amsterdam?
400
This famous quote from John Smith emphasized the work ethic of the Jamestown colony.
If you don't work, you don't eat.
400
These two notable Native Americans were vital to the success and survival of the Pilgrims.
Who were Squanto & Samoset?
400
This Spanish explorer is best known for his quest for The Seven Cities of Gold.
Who was Francisco Vásquez de Coronado?
400
This modern day Canadian city and it's surrounding province were originally founded by the French during the fur trade boom of the 1600's
What are Montreal and Quebec?
400
The Swiss were squeezed out of colonization of the New World by these two European colonial powerhouses.
What are the Dutch and the French?
500
This famous Native American chief was Pocahontas' father.
Who was Chief Powantan?
500
This religious institution was founded by King Henry VII when the Catholic Church wouldn't allow him to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon.
What is The Church of England?
500
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the mighty Incan Empire of South America.
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
500
This Scottish economist was given the French colony Louisiana as a proprietary colony by the King of France.
Who was John Law?
500
Before being evicted from the New World, this modern day state was home to the Swiss.