which man tried unsuccessfully to plant a colony just off the COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA?
Walter Raleigh
The earliest explorers came in search of what?
Shorter trade routes
What present-day state was part of the original nova Albion?
California
What colony was founded as a haven for English Debtor prisoners?
Georgia
Who sailed all the way around AFRICA?
Vasco de Gama
which colony passed the ACT OF TOLERATION in 1649?
Maryland
Which colony established the president for the separation of church and state?
Rode Island
when was the house of burgesses organized?
1619
Which country sponsored Columbus's Voyages?
Spain
Which Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
Who wrote the history of plymouth plantation?
William Bradford
In search of the fountain of youth PONCE DE LEONE discovered what?
Florida
when was the spanish armada defeated?
1588
In which present-day country did the INCAN Indians live?
Peru
Who drew the imaginary line of Demarcation?
Pope Alexander VI
Who was the royal governor of the dominion of New England?
Edmund Andros
Who translated the Bible into the language of the ALGONQUIN Indians?
John Eliot
Which group of colonies was given the nickname "bread"?
THE MIDDLE COLONIES
the first permanent English settlement in the new world was?
Jamestown
Who established a school for navigators in Potugal?
Prince Henry
Who was trying to establish the principle of FREEDOM OF PRESS?
John Peter Zenger
The first permanent settlement by the FRENCH in the new world was?
Quebec
For whom was the NEW WORLD name?
Amerigo Vespucci
which nation established a profitable fur trade in the NEW WORLD?
France
Who introduce the Rising and Caring of Tobacco to the VIRGINIA COLONY?
John Rolfe