Created document that was the start of democracy (everyone has equal say)
The Mayflower Compact
100
The Quaker who believed that people should live peacefully with the Natives
William Penn
100
People who agreed to work to pay off their voyage to America?
What is Indentured Servants
100
What was NOT a risk of discovering the unknown lands?
- sea monsters
-sun would boil the sea
-lack of maps
-ships were fast
What is ships were fast
100
What made people want to explore new lands in the late 1400s?
-Technology
-Politics
-Economy
-All the above
What is All the above
200
We came to America for the wealth and religious freedom. They settled in the Eastern U.S. states as well as Canada.
-Spanish -French -English
What is the English
200
We came to America to establish fur trade. We settled in the middle of the US Louisiana Territory.
-Spanish -French -English
What is the French
200
We came to America because we desired for more riches especially GOLD! We settled in the Southern U.S. and Mexico.
-Spanish -French -English
What is Spanish
200
This explorer was a restless Viking who was looking for land to the west . First European to have landed in the Americas (Vinland now Canada)
- Columbus
-Erikson
-Vespucci
-Cabot
What is Erikson
200
What year did the Pilgrims land in Plymouth
1600
1620
1650
1630
What is 1620
300
This Explorer wanted to sail west to reach the Indies. Landed in America but that he was in the Indies.
Columbus
Erikson
Vespucci
Cabot
What is Columbus
300
This explorer explored the new world after meeting Columbus. America was named after him.
Columbus
Erikson
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
What is Amerigo Vespucci
300
This explorer wanted to find the Northwest Passage but did not find it. Thought he landed in Asia but was actually in America
Columbus
Erikson
Vespucci
Cabot
What is Cabot
300
This explorer was the first to sail around the world. He also explored the unknown for a way to reach Asia.
Magellan
Desoto
Hudson
LaSalle
What is Magellan
300
This explore discovered the Mississippi River on his expedition to find gold but never found any
Magellan
Desoto
Hudson
LaSalle
What is Desoto
400
This explorer tried for the Northwest Passage but actually found the Hudson River.
Magellan
Desoto
Hudson
LaSalle
What is Hudson
400
This explorer wanted to establish fur trade along the Mississippi River. Named Louisiana after King Louis XIV.
Magellan
Desoto
Hudson
LaSalle
What is LaSalle
400
This explorer was a restless Viking
What is Leif Erikson
400
This explorer found the Hudson River
What is Henry Hudson
400
This explorer named Louisiana
What is LaSalle
500
This explorer sailed around the world
What is Magellan
500
This explorer discovered the Mississippi
What is Desoto
500
America was named after this explorer
What is Amerigo Vespucci
500
This explorer thought he was in the Indies so he named the people their Indians