Because of their anger toward the attacks by Sir Francis Drake, Spain launched what toward England?
The Spanish Armada
100
What did Daniel Boone find in the Appalachian Mountains?
Cumberland Gap
100
What could a steamboat do that other boats could not?
Paddle upstream.
200
What is a monopoly?
When one group controls the entire market of selling a product or service.
200
Which big continent did the Europeans need to discover the size of before being about the find the Spice Islands?
Africa
200
What colony did England set up in America in 1607?
Jamestown
200
What territory were Lewis and Clark exploring.
Louisiana Territory
200
What was the name of the canal, built by Governor Clinton, that was 363 miles long?
The Erie Canal
300
What were the Europeans searching for when they set out on the oceans searching for new lands?
Spices
300
Which is the first country that set out on the oceans exploring?
Portugal
300
What present day country did France end up claiming in the new world?
Canada
300
What was the name of the Native American from the Shawnee Nation who organized the greatest Pan American resistance ever amassed against the white settlers?
Tecumseh
300
What did Junipero Serra build throughout California?
Missions
400
The Europeans were also trying to spread_________
Christianity
400
What is the name of the man who is considered to be the leader of exploration?
Prince Henry
400
What was the name of the passage that England and France were looking for on the North American Continent?
The Northwest Passage
400
What was the name of the battle that the small group of Americans fought against the huge army of Mexicans in the present day state of Texas?
The Battle of the Alamo
500
What is the name of the special item that held the compass?
A binnacle.
500
What is the name of the treaty between Spain and Portugal that kept the two countries out of each others way.
The Treaty of Tordesillas
500
What was the second leg of the triangle called between Africa and North America?
The Middle Passage
500
What were the tribes called that were forced marched from the Southeast to Oklahoma?
The Five Civilized Tribes
500
What is the name of the religious group who settled out in the state of Utah to avoid persecution?