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The first European to find land in the Western Hemisphere
Leif Ericoson
The explorer for whom north and South America were made
Amerigo Vespucci
The man who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England
John cabot
The first countries to establish settlements in North America
England France Spain
What were all people that came to the New World seeking
Freedom
The fundamental orders of Connecticut became a pattern for the
Constitution
Harvard college was started to train
Ministers
Fishing was a major industry in what colony
New England
The written record of what man has done with the time god has given him
History
What most likely made it possible for the first people to reach the Western Hemisphere
Land bridge
In what year did Cristopher Columbus discover the new world
1492
How many original English colonies were there
13
In what year was Plymouth Colony
1620
The first European settlement in America
St.Augustine
Known as the lost Colony
Roanoke
Frist permanent English settlement in America
James town
Became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
First colony to offer complete religious freedom founded by Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Claimed by three country’s
New York
Know as penn’s woods
Pennsylvania
Originally established for people who are in debtors prison
Georgia
Hernando Cortes conquered Mexico for
Spain
What is a group of people ruled by their own native country who. Settel in another land
Colony
A permit given by a ruler
Charter