Abeka 8th grade history test 1A

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Hernando Cortes

conquered the Aztecs

Francisco Coronado

discovered the Grand Canyon

Hernando de Soto

discovered the Mississippi

Vasco de Balboa

discovered the Pacific Ocean

Jacques Cartier

discovered the St. Lawrence River

Ponce de Leon

first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America

the Protestant Reformation brought a revival of biblical Christianity which influenced those who colonized North America

how was the Protestant Reformation important to America's Christian heritage

1620

in what year did the Pilgrims land at Cape Cod

Johann Gutenberg

invented the movable-type printing press

Philadelphia

was known as the "city of brotherly love"

the Puritans' belief of a work ethic that promoted man's ability to work diligently for God

what Puritan heritage laid the groundwork for a prosperous economy in the U.S.

Henry VIII's break with the Roman church

what officially began the Reformation in England

Rhode Island's establishment of religious freedom and Connecticut's example of representative government

what precedents did Rhode Island and Connecticut set for the further U.S.

Crusades

what revived interest trade with the East

many colonists were hunters and traders who did not establish permanent homes in New France

what was one reason New France was not heavily populated

St. Augustine

what was the first permanent European settlement in the U.S.

Quebec

what was the first permanent French settlement in the New World

1588

what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada

Amerigo Vespucci

who first realized that Columbus discovered a new world

a nobleman

who received the land grant for a proprietary colony

Francis Drake

who was the first Englishman to sail around the world

to worship freely

why did the Puritans and the Separatists desire to leave England

Jacques Marquette

Louis Joliet explored the central Mississippi River for France with who

Marco Polo

Italian merchant spent time in service of Kublai Khan

San Salvador

on what island did Columbus make his first landing in the New World

Samuel de Champlain

remembered as the "Father of New France"

Spain

sponsored Christopher Columbus's expedition to find an alternate route to Asia


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