Explorers
Explorers
Achievements and Obstacles
Africa/ Colonies
Colonies
100

English explorer who explored eastern Canada and Newfoundland.

Who is John Cabot?

100

The French did what with the Native Americans?

What was set up trading posts and trade furs?

100

Examples of cooperation between Europeans and Native Americans.

What was trade and natives teaching Europeans how to grow crops?

100

What did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai control that made them so powerful?

What was control trade?

100

This region specialized in shipbuilding and fishing. It was mainly settled by puritans.

What was New England?

200

The French explorer who explored the Mississippi River Valley. 

Who is Robert La Salle?

200

English explorers claimed ownership of land in North America, forcing these people off their land.

Who are the Native Americans?


200

This country established the trading post in Quebec

What is France?

200

What were the three West African trading empires?

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

200

Colony settled for economic reasons. It was the first permanent colony in North America.

What was Jamestown?

300

Country that traded with Western Africa

What is Portugal?

300

English explorers learned these techniques from the native nations.

What are farming techniques?

300

Solve the following equation: [(2x + 3)/(x - 1)] + [ (y - 5)/(y + 2)] = 7 + 5x3x−3+6x+2=53 = ?

Just Kidding. No Points for this one. 

300

This region specialized in cash crops and had plantations.

What was the Southern colonies?

300

Colony settled for religious freedom. It was the first colony in New England.

What was Plymouth?

400

The 3 main motivations of the age of exploration

What are Gold, God, and Glory?

400

The Spanish did what with the Native Americans?

What was conquered and enslaved them?

400

Two things that were improved during the age of exploration 

What are navigational tools and ships?

400

This region specialized in grain and livestock. It had cites and small farms.

What was the Middle (Mid-Atlantic)?

400

Who were powerful people, who enforced British law in the 13 colonies?

What were governors?

500

The Spanish explorer who explored southwestern North America

Who was Francisco Coronado?

500

What measures the distance something is north to south of the Equator?

What is latitude?

500

Five of the most common obstacles explorers had to face

What are disease and starvation, poor maps and navigational tools, lack of supplies, and fear of the unknown?

500

What were three items traded between Europeans and Africans?

What were Gold, Salt, Ivory, Copper, Slaves?

500

Describe the economic relationship between Great Britain (England) and the Colonies.

England controlled trade between the colonies and imposed taxes. Colonies had no representation in Parliament.