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Who is named after the United States of America?
Who is named after the United States of America?
- Leif Eriksson
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Amerigo Vespucci (correct)
- Marco Polo
Which explorer sailed for Spain with four voyages to the Americas?
Which explorer sailed for Spain with four voyages to the Americas?
- Hernan Cortes
- Jacques Cartier
- Vasco da Gama
- Christopher Columbus (correct)
Who established an academy to train seafarers in the 1400s for Portugal?
Who established an academy to train seafarers in the 1400s for Portugal?
- Vasco da Gama
- Marco Polo
- Prince Henry the Navigator (correct)
- Leif Eriksson
Which explorer conquered and destroyed the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?
Which explorer conquered and destroyed the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?
Who is known as 'The Father of New France' and set up Quebec City in 1608?
Who is known as 'The Father of New France' and set up Quebec City in 1608?
What period is defined as a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds?
What period is defined as a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds?
Who established a colony at Roanoke in 1585, which mysteriously disappeared in 1590?
Who established a colony at Roanoke in 1585, which mysteriously disappeared in 1590?
Which colony was founded by John Smith and established by the Virginia Company in 1607?
Which colony was founded by John Smith and established by the Virginia Company in 1607?
Who was known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, and married John Rolfe?
Who was known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, and married John Rolfe?
Which group rejected the Church of England and landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620?
Which group rejected the Church of England and landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620?
Who founded Rhode Island and preached the separation of church and state for religious freedom?
Who founded Rhode Island and preached the separation of church and state for religious freedom?
Who was known as Lord Baltimore and granted religious freedom to Catholics in Maryland?
Who was known as Lord Baltimore and granted religious freedom to Catholics in Maryland?
Which colony was named after the Duke of York, originally called New Amsterdam?
Which colony was named after the Duke of York, originally called New Amsterdam?
Who founded Pennsylvania as a religious haven for Quakers?
Who founded Pennsylvania as a religious haven for Quakers?
Which colony was created as a buffer between England and Spain by James Oglethorpe?
Which colony was created as a buffer between England and Spain by James Oglethorpe?
Which individual circumnavigated the World from England in the 1570s and stole gold from Spain for Queen Elizabeth?
Which individual circumnavigated the World from England in the 1570s and stole gold from Spain for Queen Elizabeth?
Which explorer was the first European to arrive in North America around the year 1000?
Which explorer was the first European to arrive in North America around the year 1000?
Who established an academy to train seafarers in the 1400s for Portugal?
Who established an academy to train seafarers in the 1400s for Portugal?
Which explorer conquered and destroyed the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?
Which explorer conquered and destroyed the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?
Who is known as 'The Father of New France' and set up Quebec City in 1608?
Who is known as 'The Father of New France' and set up Quebec City in 1608?
Who established a colony at Roanoke in 1585, which mysteriously disappeared in 1590?
Who established a colony at Roanoke in 1585, which mysteriously disappeared in 1590?
Which individual circumnavigated the world from England in the 1570s and stole gold from Spain for Queen Elizabeth?
Which individual circumnavigated the world from England in the 1570s and stole gold from Spain for Queen Elizabeth?
Who was known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, and married John Rolfe?
Who was known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, and married John Rolfe?
Who founded Rhode Island and preached the separation of church and state for religious freedom?
Who founded Rhode Island and preached the separation of church and state for religious freedom?
Which group rejected the Church of England and landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620?
Which group rejected the Church of England and landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620?
Who was named after the United States of America?
Who was named after the United States of America?
Who established an academy to train seafarers in the 1400s for Portugal?
Who established an academy to train seafarers in the 1400s for Portugal?
'The Great Migration' refers to the thousands of English people migrating to the New World for what?
'The Great Migration' refers to the thousands of English people migrating to the New World for what?
'Mayflower Compact,' created in 1620, ruled based on what?
'Mayflower Compact,' created in 1620, ruled based on what?
'Puritans' believed in what concept?
'Puritans' believed in what concept?
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