People
The founder of the colony of Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh (and Captain John White)
Brought tobacco to America from the Caribbean and married Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Columbus' three ships
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
King and Queen of Spain who financed the voyage of Columbus
colony
A group of people who settle in a distant land and are ruled by the government of their native land
Johannes Gutenberg
Bought Manhattan Island from the Native Americans for 24 dollars. The colony was called New Amsterdam.
Peter Minuit
Most important resource for France
The first English colony
Roanoke
Religious settlements run by catholic priests and friars. Setup to convert Native Americans.
missions
The first man to sail around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Christopher Columbus
The oldest city in the United States founded by Juan Ponce De Leon
St. Augustine
Legal document giving rights to a person or company. Constitution.
charter
Northwest Passage
A waterway that would cut through North America. It's non-existent.
In search of the 7 cities of gold
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Destroyed the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
The present day country the Incas were from
Peru
Bartolomeu Dias
The first European to sail from Europe to Asia
A Spanish explorer who claimed lands in America for Spain and attacked Native American civilizations looking for gold.
conquistador
Destroyed the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
First leader of Jamestown
Captain John Smith
The reason why democracy started in America
To attract more settlers and establish a more stable government.
Hernando de Soto
Discovered the Mississippi River
House of Burgesses
Elected Representative who met in assembly in Jamestown. 1st democracy in America. People elected others to make decisions for the colony.