Exploration
In 1492, Christopher Columbus thought he arrived in this country
What is India?
This explorer proved the land Columbus discovered was not India, but a "New World"
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
The major cash crop of Jamestown
What is tobacco?
This holiday took place at Plymouth colony
What is Thanksgiving?
The pilgrims were apart of this English colony
What is Plymouth?
The motivations for countries to be exploring the globe (Name three)
What are glory, God, gold, trade routes?
This explorer sailed around Africa to reach India
Who is Vasco da Gama?
The two events that led to "the Starving Time"
What are droughts, food shortages, lack of supplies, being surrounded by the Native American tribe?
This colony created the Mayflower Compact.
Who were the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock?
What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?
Primary Source - Source created by someone who was at the actual event
Secondary Source - Source created by someone after the event happened, or someone who did not live through the event
It was because of him that Portugal played such an influential role in the Age of Exploration.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
This explorer discovered Flordia when trying to find the "fountain of youth"
Who is Ponce de Leon?
The three things John Smith changed when he became president of Jamestown
What is 1) everyone has to work, 2) No more searches for gold, and 3) Change in location inland?
John Winthrop was the governor of this religious group who settled in New England
Who are the Puritans?
This joint stock trading company was formed by English merchants to pursue a new investment opportunity and establish a settlement
What is the Virginia Company?
He ignored orders by his superiors to find a northeastern route to India -- instead, he tried to find a "Northwest Passage".
Who was Henry Hudson?
This explorer's crew circumnavigated the globe even though he died before completing the journey
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
The first representative government in the English settlements
What is The House of Burgesses?
The first New England settlement
What is Plymouth?
The three sister crops
What are corn, beans, and squash?
These two countries claimed the Canadian territory for themselves
Who were France and Great Britain (England)?
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan(do) Cortes?
This Native American tribe lived near the Jamestown colony and had their land and crops stolen from them.
What is the Powhatan tribe?
This colony was known as a "City on a Hill"
What is the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
This church is the one from which the Puritans and Pilgrims were trying to escape.
What is the Church of England?