Short Answer (Worth Double)
Who made the first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America?
Juan Ponce de Leon
12
Massachusetts
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
The settlement of Hartford was founded by...
Thomas Hooker
Who was the Italian merchant that was the first European to travel the length of Asia?
Marco Polo
Who led the expedition to explore the grand canyon?
Francisco Coronado
7
New Jersey
Who gave a land grant to an individual for a proprietary colony?
The king
Bacon's Rebellion
What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World?
Quebec
What did the Old Deluder Satan Act establish?
a town school system
3
North Carolina
Who is the father of new France?
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explored the central Mississippi River for...
France
What document helped prepare England for a limited representative government?
Magna Carta
Who was the first governor of Plymouth?
John Carver
4
Virginia
Who led the Spanish expedition to explore the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
New Netherland was renamed...
New York
What was the first permanent English settlement that was settled in 1607?
Jamestown
What precedents did Rhode Island and Connecticut set for the future of the United States?
Rhode Island's establishment of religious freedom and Connecticut's example of representative government
8
Pennsylvania
What colony was founded as a haven for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
The first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States was...
St.Augustine
What ship carried the Pilgrims to the New World?
Mayflower