King and Queen responsible for financing Columbus' voyage
Who were Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?
100
Indian chief who lived near Jamestown and respected John Smith, although he did not want the colonists to take the land for themselves
Who was Powhatan?
200
Puritan Colony begun by the Puritans
What is Massachusetts?
200
Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
200
First baby born in America
Who was Virginia Dare?
200
King largely responsible for starting Thirty Years War
Ferdinand II, a Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary, Archduke of Austria
200
Farming of this important crop in Virgina was hard work, with the leaves having to be taken off the plants one at a time and dried. John Rolfe grew this crop.
What was tobacco?
300
Colony with large Catholic population named for Queen Henrietta Maria of England
What is Maryland?
300
Conquistador who conquered the Incas in Peru.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
300
First Puritan Separatist governor in Plymouth
Who is John Carver?
300
King responsible for a translation of the Bible
Who was King James I of England?
300
The main motivation of the Puritan settlers in America
What is religious freedom?
400
Colony settled by Puritans from Massachusetts, whose state laws were a model for the US Constitution. Its name means "Long tidal river" in Algonquian.
What is Connecticut?
400
Explored the St. Lawrence River and founded unsuccessful colony at Quebec.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
400
Led some of the Puritans in leaving Massachusetts Bay Colony and settling in Connecticut
Who is Thomas Hooker?
400
Protestant Queen was was a friend of explorer Sir Walter Raleigh
Who was Elizabeth I of England?
400
Tobacco, rice and indigo were the major crops for these colonies
What are the southern colonies?
500
Colony founded by Roger Williams and settled by Quakers, among others.
What is Rhode Island?
500
Explored the Southwest United States, including New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma
Who is Francisco Vásquez de Coronado?
500
Argued with England over rights to the Middle Colonies partly because of the voyages of Henry Hudson to that area paid for by their ____ East India Company