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Columbus
Spain in the Americas
European Exploration
French Explorers
Miscellaneous
100
The year Columbus first landed in America.
What is 1492?
100
The Aztec leader conquered by the Spanish.
Who is Moctezuma?
100
Europeans sailed west trying to reach this continent.
What is Asia?
100
The language still spoken in parts of Canada that were settled by the French.
What is French?
100
The name the Dutch gave a prominent island they purchased from the Indians.
What is New Amsterdam?
200
The name of the three ships sailing to America with Columbus.
What are the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria?
200
Two things the Spanish had that Native Americans did not that allowed the Spanish to conquer.
What are horses and guns (graaa-ta-tas)?
200
The Spanish naval fleet that was sunk, opening the ocean to other countries.
What is the Spanish Armada?
200
Champlain started settlements in this country.
What is Canada?
200
What we now call New Netherland.
What is New York?
300
The country where Columbus was born.
What is Italy?
300
The explorer who conquered the Inca nation.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
300
Spanish explorer who searched for a Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
300
Two French explorers who explored the Mississippi River.
Who are Joliet and Marquette?
300
Believed to be the first Europeans to reach America.
What are the Vikings?
400
The number of times Columbus sailed to America.
What is three?
400
The explorer who conquered the Aztec nation.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
400
John Cabot reached this Canadian island first discovered by the Vikings.
What is Newfoundland?
400
The French traded heavily for this.
What is fur?
400
Explorer who tried to find a Northwest passage to Asia.
Who is John Cabot?
500
The country that refused to pay for Columbus' trip.
What is Portugal?
500
When Native Americans started dying off, the Spanish began importing these from Africa.
What are slaves?
500
The religious event in Europe that created persecution and lead many to escape to America.
What is the Reformation?
500
Explorer who claimed Mississippi Valley for France.
Who is La Salle?
500
Explorer who visited current day New York and had a river named after him.
Who is Henry Hudson?