Spain
Who founded the Americas for Spain?
What country settled Jamestown?
England
What country did the pilgrims travel from?
England
Who founded New Amsterdam?
The Dutch (Netherlands)
Who did the Europeans enslave after their Native slaves died?
Africans
What area of the Americas did the Spanish land in first?
The Caribbean
What happened to Jamestown at first?
Many died and starved
What event are the pilgrims famous for?
Thanksgiving
What was New Amsterdam renamed?
New York
How did the Columbian Exchange/European exploration affect many Native American groups?
What are some foods the Europeans brought back from the Americas?
What was the name of the chiefs daughter who helped the colonists?
Pocahontas
What was the name of the document that was signed by the Pilgrims that established their framework of government?
Mayflower Compact
What did the early colony governor, Peter Minuit, buy with 60 guilders/$24 worth of goods?
Manhattan + other land
What was the major motivation for European countries to fund exploration?
For profit, or to make money
What religion did the Spanish colonists spread to Central and South America? (Have to be specific)
Roman Catholicism
What was the relationship between Jamestown and the Powhattan tribe?
The Powhattans helped the settlers.
What does the word pilgrim mean?
A person on a religious journey
What was an important economic activity of the Dutch settlement that put them in competition with the French?
Fur trading
What was the result of the first English colony of Roanoke on the coast of North Carolina established by Sir Walter Raleigh
They mysteriously disappeared
What was the primary effect of Christopher Columbus’ voyages to the Americas?
The Columbian Exchange (exchange of goods)
What was the type of government that John Smith set up in Jamestown and was carried out through the House of Burgesses?
What year did the Pilgrims land?
1620
In what way was New Amsterdam different from other European colonies?
It was diverse
In what modern states were the colonies: Jamestown, Plymouth, and New Amsterdam? (must name all)
Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York