Explorers
What is the name of a Spanish conqueror
a conquistador
Why did the English first settle in Jamestown?
They wanted to make money.
what was the first colony?
who were the Native Americans allied with?
the French
who were the two presidential candidates this year?
Kamala Harris & Donald Trump
Which country conquered south and central America?
Why did the Pilgrims go to Plymouth?
for religious freedom
where did the quakers settle?
Pennsylvania
Why land were they fighting over?
for the Ohio River Valley
What congressional district is Wolcott in?
District 3
Which country conquered Brazil?
Portugal
Why did so many colonists die at Jamestown? ( I want 3 answers)
Bad water, Starvation, drought, Native American attacks
What does Pennsylvania mean?
Penn's woods
What was the one tribe that allied with the British?
the Iroquois
How many electoral college votes does it take to win a presidential election?
270
Who was the first person to reach India by sea?
Vasco De Gama
what is the name of the governor from Roanoke who left to go back to England ( left his family behind) and returned years later to find the word Croatoan on the tree?
John White
What religious group lived freely in Maryland?
Catholics
What was the name of the tribe that lived in the Ohio River Valley that were fierce warriors?
The Shawnee
Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire, and what city did he conquer?
Hernan Cortez, Tenochtitlan
Which conquistador conquered the Incan Empire?
What is the name of the document that the pilgrims wrote on the Mayflower, and what was so important about it?
The Mayflower Compact, it was the first governmental document written in the United States, established a government in the name of the King.
who founded New York City first? And what was it called?
The Dutch, New Amsterdam
What rank did George Washington achieve while fighting in the British Army?
Colonel
Who was the first person to be accused of being a witch at Salem?
Tituba the slave.