Test 4 Study Guide Flashcards
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continent with only one country
Australia
continent Columbus was trying to reach
Asia
continent that contains Canada, United States, and Mexico
North America
continent at the bottom of the world
Antarctica
continent Vasco da Gama sailed around to reach Asia
Africa
ocean that touches the west coast of the U.S.
Pacific Ocean
most northern and coldest ocean
Arctic
ocean between Africa and Austalia
Indian Ocean
ocean that touches the east coast of the U.S.
Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts was settled to be a refuge for which religious group?
Puritans
Which colony was claimed by England, France, and Holland?
New York
Which colony was the first to offer complete religious freedom?
Rhode Island
Thomas Hooker was the founder of this colony.
Connecticut
Poor people and prisoners first settled the colony of ______________.
Georgia
What was the first permanent European settlement in the New World?
St. Augustine
What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World?
Quebec
What was Canada first named?
New France
Where did Columbus first land?
San Salvador
The Pilgrims came to America on the _________________.
Mayflower
What was the name of the first Pilgrim settlement?
Plymouth
Pennsylvania was settled to be a refuge for ______________.
Quakers
Maryland was settled to be a refuge for __________________.
Catholics
How many original colonies were there?
13
Locate Hudson Bay
see map on p. 246
