Explorers
Who was credited for the discovery of America in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Which country settled mostly in the Caribbean and South America?
Spain
The French and Indian War was also known as what?
Seven Years’ War
What two inventions helped explorers navigate the open seas?
Caravel
the Astrolabe
Compass
What was the first form of government created by colonists before landing?
Mayflower Compact
Which explorer looked for the Northwest Passage and explored the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
Which country settled mostly in Canada?
France
What land were Britain and France both trying to claim?
Ohio River Valley
What was the exchange of goods, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas called?
Columbian Exchange
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
What Spanish explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon
Which country settled along the Eastern Seaboard and created colonies?
Great Britain
Which 22-year-old became a commander after Braddock’s death?
George Washington
What deadly disease killed many Native Americans?
Smallpox
How many original colonies were there?
thirteen
What Portuguese man designed the caravel ship but never sailed on a voyage himself?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Which Southern colony remained Catholic from its mother country?
Maryland
What ended the War?
Treaty of Paris (1763)
What was the route used to bring enslaved Africans to the New World?
Middle Passage
The political cartoon “Join or Die” was created by whom?
Benjamin Franklin
What explorer was the first to sail around the world and named the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan?
Why did the Pilgrims leave England to settle in the New World?
escape religious persecution
Which Native confederacy switched sides to support the British?
Iroquois
What was one negative result of the French and Indian War for Great Britain?
debt
Which group includes the Southern Colonies? (5)
Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina