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Christopher Columbus
What was the name of the European navigator who believed that the world was round and that he could get to Asia by sailing west. He convinced Queen Isabella of Spain to finance this voyage. When he and his crew sighted land, they assumed they had reached India and called the people they found there “Indians.”
100
The Pilgrims.
What religious group was persecuted in England because their beliefs differed from the teaching of the Church of England.
100
Jamestown, Virginia
Where was the first colony settled in 1607?
200
Colonization
What is it called when one country discovers, settles, and exploits another part of the world?
200
The Mayflower.
What is was the name of the ship that a group of colonists set sail on to start the second colony on England’s land in the New World.
200
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Where was the second colony settled in 1620?
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The Spanish
What was the name of the first Europeans to colonize the Americas.
300
Mayflower Compact.
What was the name of the agreement that the second group of colonists wrote and signed in 1620 before going ashore in the New World.
300
Men.
In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, what individuals had to belong to the church in order to take part in government
400
The American Indians
Colonization by European countries meant tragedy for what group of people in America.
400
There was no English government where they landed.
Why do you think the Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact?
400
Thanksgiving.
What holiday do we still celebrate today because the Pilgrims wanted to give thanks for the many good things they had in America?
500
Original Thirteen States.
How many states were colonized in the 1600s when people from England first came to America?
500
Plan to form their own government.
Which ideal in U.S. history is expressed in the Mayflower Compact?
500
American Indians or Native Indians
What group of people helped the Pilgrims during their first year in America?