Explorers/Exploration
Vocabulary
Motivation for Exploration
Who settled in this colony?
Why did they settle in this colony?
100

Explorer who discovered the New World in 1492.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

100

The crop that led to the prosperity of Jamestown

What is Tobacco?

100

Gold, god and glory

What are the 3 g's

100

Puritan pilgrims

Who settled in Massachusetts/Who settled in Connecticut

100

In order to escape religious persecution. 

Why did they colonize: Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania or Rhode Island

200

Who is the conquistador who conquered the Inca and kidnapped Atahualpa?

Who is Francisco Pizarro?

200

The company known for founding Jamestown

What is the Virginia Company?

200
The motivator of precious goods, beaver furs, sugar, tobacco etc. in the "Three G's" of exploration.

What is gold?

200

Quakers 

Who settled in Pennsylvania?

200

So they did not go to debtor's prison.

Why did they settle in Georgia?
300

The three legends that inspired European explorers to explore North America

What are the Fountain of Youth, 7 Cities of Cibola and the Northwest Passage?

300

Wood rangers, fur trappers that were french and friendly with natives. 

Who are Coureurs de Bois?
300

The motivator of converting the native americans to christianity (evangelization)

What is God?

300

English people looking to get out of debtor's prison

Who settled in Georgia?

300

To make money from tobacco, or to start a new life.

Why did they settle in Virginia?

400

The French explorer known for discovering Quebec. 

Who is Jacques Cartier?

400

The belief that in order to grow wealth in a country, you have to increase exports.

What is mercantilism?

400

The motivator of finding undiscovered places/locations, such as the fountain of youth, 7 cities of cibola and the Northwest passage.

What is glory?

400

A diverse group of immigrants from England, scotland, Ireland, Netherlands and Germany

Who settled in New York?

400

In order to get religious AND political freedom, and to make money.

Why did they colonize in Maryland?
500

The french explorer known for discovering the St Lawrence River.

Who is Samuel de Champlain?

500

A colony that is owned by the English crown and has English laws and governors.

What is a proprietary colony?

500
A motivation for colonization; when a group in a society is being held down, arrested, tortured or even killed because of their religious beliefs. 
What is religious persecution/religious freedom?
500

Rich English land owners, and poor people looking for a new life.

Who settled in Virginia?
500

In order to get away from strict rule in Massachusetts, to form a new puritan colony. Also to take advantage of fertile land.

Why did they colonize Connecticut