Spanish Colonization
French Colonization
English Colonization
13 colonies
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100

What were the name for Spanish explorers who claimed new land 

Conquistador 

100

The French settled in which region of North America 

Canada 

100

The Pilgrims landed in _________________ , Massachusetts, in 1620.

What is Plymouth?

100

What is the southernmost colony

Georgia

100

What is the name for a European settlement in the new world 

What is Colony?

200

Name of the Spanish Explorer who "discovered" the new world

Christopher Columbus 

200

The French crossed which ocean and then entered North America through the St. Lawrence River 

The Atlantic 

200

What was the first successful colony in the new world 

Jamestown

200

What are the three regions of colonies

New England, Middle and Southern 

200

The document the Pilgrims signed that stated their intentions to form a government and elect a governor 

Mayflower Compact 

300

The Spanish settled the first permanent Spanish settlement in 1565 in this future state

What is Florida 

300

How did the French colonies make money

The Fur Trade

300

Which settlement is often referred to as the "Lost Colony" 

What is Roanoke?

300

Name three major ports in the 13 colonies 

Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Charlestown 

300

The name for a large farm in the south that grew cash crops 

Plantation 

400

Describe the relationship between the Spanish and the natives 

The Spanish killed or enslaved the natives 

400

Describe the relationship between the French and the Natives

The traded with one another and were mostly friendly 

400

What was the name of the boat the Pilgrims sailed in 

The mayflower 

400

New York City and the British Colony of New York were originally called what 

New Amsterdam or New Netherlands 

400

List three cash crops 

Tobacco, Rice, Cotton, Indigo, Coffee, Sugar Cane, Coco Beans

500

Describe the location of New Spin, you must hit all areas 

Central America (Mexico_, the Caribbean, Florida and the Southwest 

500

What future state was colonized by the French (Hint: It's Located on the Gulf of Mexico)

Louisiana 

500

____________________ was a cash crop that provided the English settlers with a great deal of wealth and saved Jamestown.

What is tobacco?

500

The term used to describe the fact that the colonists made some rules for themselves 

Self Government 

500

What was the name for the group of elected representatives in Virginia 

The Virginia House of Burgesses