Established a settlement around 1000 in perhaps Newfoundland or somewhere along the eastern coast of mainland North America. First European to reach the "New World"
Who is Leif Eriksson
100
Which European country made claims to much of the present day eastern part of the United States.
What is England
100
William Penn established the colony of
What is Pennsylvania
100
Where was the first permanant English settlement in North America?
What is Jamestown
100
A large farm in the south is known as a
What is a plantation
200
Spanish conquistador defeated Montezuma and the Aztecs and claimed much of present day Mexico for Spain and the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is Hernan Cortes
200
Which European country made claims to present day Mexico and Florida?
What is Spain
200
Who are the America's named after
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
200
Where did the Pilgrims land?
Where is Massachusetts Bay (Plymouth Rock)
200
A policy that meant in order to gain wealth a country had to export more than it imports
What is mercantilism
300
Nicknamed "The Navigator" for his goal to find an ocean route around Africa to Asia and to locate the source of the gold that came from lands far to the south in Africa. Led the rest of Europe into the Age of Exploration.
Who is Prince Henry
300
Oldest city in the United States started by Europeans. Located in present day Florida.
What is St. Augustine
300
Who taught the pilgrims how to farm, hunt, and fish in the new land?
Who is Squanto
300
The colony of Maryland was established by
Who is Lord Baltimore
300
This was the first University to be established in the 13 colonies
What is Harvard
400
First person to circumnavigate the globe. In 1522 his ship the Victoria completed the voyage although he passed away a few months earlier.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
400
Explored the Mississippi to where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed all lands of the Mississippi Valley for France.
Who is Robert de Lasalle
400
Whi tried to establish a colony off the coast of North Carolina that is now known as the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh
400
They were the largest religious group in the New England Colonies
Who are the Puritans
400
Where did Columbus think he had landed in 1492?
What is India or (East Indies)
500
First person to sail around the continent of Africa and reach India in 1498.
Who is Vasco de Gama
500
Which European country made claims in present-day Canada as well as in the Ohio Valley?
What is France
500
Roger Williams founded the colony of
What is Rhode Island
500
Describe the difficulties in attempting to establish a colony in the "New World"
Explain
500
Who led a revolt in Colonial Virginia against the Royal Governor's troops?