Vocabulary
Spanish in America
French in America
English in America
13 Colonies
100

People who wanted to purify the Catholic Church

Puritans

100

Where was the first major settlement of Spain in the Americas?

Cuba

100

What was France looking for when they came to America?

Passage to Asia

100

The Name of the German Monk who nailed 99 theses to the door of the catholic church

Martin Luther

100

These colonies had a slave based agriculture system

Southern colonies

200

This word means Conquerors

Conquistadors

200

Who sailed to Mexico with 550 men?

Hernan Cortes

200

What did the French become focused on getting in the Americas?

Beaver Furs

200

The first permanent English settlement in America

Jamestown

200

This Colony had no separation between church and government

Massachusetts

300

The northern route through North America to the Pacific Ocean.

Northwest Passage

300

What did Cortes do with Montezuma?

Took him Hostage

300

What was the name of the first French colony in Canada?

New France

300

Who was the first English Explorer sent to America?

John Cabot

300

This colony was known for having large amounts of Quakers

Pennsylvania
400

This means runners of the woods

Coureurs de Bois

400

The main reason Spanish defeated the Aztecs

Advanced Weaponry

400

How did the French treat Native Americans?

They were friendly, started families with them, lived with them.

400

Growing this crop saved the Jamestown

Tobacco

400

Where was the Mayflower compact written?

On the Mayflower

500

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People who's religious beliefs differ from those accepted by the majority

Heretic

500

The Spanish were looking for gold, but what did they end up gaining in the Americas?

Lots of Land

500

What territory did the French settle in 1698?

Louisiana

500

This Native American tribe helped colonists survive the harsh winter.

Powhatan

500

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Who Founded Virginia?

John Smith John Rolfe