Explorers
He was an Italian who thought he went to India but ended up in the Caribbean Sea.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This is the name of the first colony.
What is Virginia?
This state's two-letter abbreviation is MD and this is the capital.
What is Maryland, and the capital is Annapolis.
RI
What is Providence?
This is the cash crop of Jamestown.
What is tobacco?
He was an Italian who explored North America. America is named after him. (BOTH NAMES FOR POINTS)
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This is a "debtor's colony" because many of the first settlers were prisoners in England due to debt.
Where is Georgia?
This state's capital is Augusta.
NY
What is Albany?
They developed a written agreement before they went ashore.
What is the Pilgrims who drew up the Mayflower Compact?
He spent years in the service of the Chinese Emperor, documenting his travels.
Who is Marco Polo?
He is credited with establishing the colony of Pennsylvania.
Who is William Penn?
This state's capital is Austin.
Where is Texas?
PA
What is Harrisburg?
This colony was established as a refuge for Catholics by this man.
What is Maryland was established by Lord Baltimore?
He is credited with circumnavigating the earth.
Who is Magellan? (But really, it was ...)
These "girls" were part of the original 13 colonies.
Who are North and South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, and Virginia?
The capital of this state is Columbia.
What is South Carolina?
This is the two-letter abbreviation for this state and this is its capital.
What is North Carolina where the capital is Raleigh?
"No drunkenness, no gambling, no idleness." This was a code developed by these first settlers in the colonies.
What are the Puritans?
He started the first school for sailors but ended up being more famous for starting this.
This is the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh founded.
What is Roanoke?
The capital of this state is Juneau.
What is Alaska?
The two-letter abbreviation of this state is NJ and this is its capital.
What is New Jersey and the capital is Trenton?
King George approved the settling of Georgia because he wanted it to act as a barrier against this country's expansion.
What is Spain because they had settled most of Florida already?
King John instructed this young man in longitude and latitude so he could sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
Who is Bartholomew Diaz?
These "new" colonies were part of the original 13.
What is New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire?
The capital of this state is Baton Rouge.
What is Louisiana?
This is the capital of New Hampshire.
What is Concord?
Originally named New Netherlands by the Dutch, this colony had an expanding fur trade.
What is New York?
This event was the beginning of the Age of Exploration.
What is the fall of the Mongolian Empire to the Turks (Ottoman Empire) in 1453?
Roger Williams founded this colony specifically for the purpose of granting "religious freedom" to all people.
What is Rhode Island?
The capital of this state is Montgomery.
What is Alabama?
The capital of this state is Little Rock.
What is Arkansas?
This colony is named after the founder's hometown in England and was a settlement for fishing and trading.
What is New Hampshire?
He spent most of his life in search of the Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce De Leon?
King Charles II of England gave a charter of permission to establish this colony.
What is the Carolinas (Latin for Charles)?
This state has a two letter abbreviation of ME.
What is Maine?
This the capital of California.
What is Sacramento?
This colony was named after a queen.
What is Virginia?
This Italian explorer is credited with making his way into modern-day Canada.
Who is John Cabot?
This colony was founded by William Penn and Peter Minuit and it was originally called New Sweden.
What is Delaware?
This state is the largest in the US.
What is Alaska?
This is the capital of Kentucky.
What is Frankfort?
This colony was named after the King's 2nd wife.
What is Maryland which was named after Maria, King Charles I wife?