2. Explorers $100 $200 $300 $500 $400 Early Expeditions $100 $200 $300 $500 $400 Colonies $100 $200 $300 $500 $400 Jamestown $100 $200 $300 $500 $400 Settlers $100 $200 $300 $500 $400 Puritans/ Pilgrims $100 $200 $300 $500 $400

3. Explorers Jeopardy

4. Early Expeditions Jeopardy

5. Colonies Jeopardy

6. Jamestown Jeopardy

7. Settlers Jeopardy

8. Puritans/ Pilgrims Jeopardy

9. Which famous explorer is credited with “discovering” America?

10. Christopher Columbus Jeopardy

11. Which European explorer wrote detailed reports of the New World which now bears his name?

12. Amerigo Vespucci Jeopardy

13. Magellan’s expedition proved what to the world?

14. That the world is round Jeopardy

15. Which explorer found a sea trading route from Europe to India?

16. Vasco de Gama Jeopardy Double Jeopardy!

17. Where was Vasco de Gama from?

18. Portugal Jeopardy

19. Which Spanish explorer is famous for conquering the Aztecs is Mexico?

20. Hernando Cortez Jeopardy

21. What were the names of the “first” 3 ships to reach America?

22. Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta Jeopardy

23. What were the “pirates” called that Queen Elizabeth used to get an advantage in settling America?

24. Sea Dogs Jeopardy

25. The world’s largest fleet with 30,000 men and 2,400 canons on 130 ships was called what?

26. Spanish Armada Jeopardy

27. What was it called when multiple investors shared in the loss and profit of an expedition?

28. Joint-Stock Company Jeopardy

29. Which English explorer received the first charter for colonization in America?

30. Sir Walter Raleigh Jeopardy

31. On what island did people first try to colonize?

32. Roanoke Island Jeopardy

33. Who was considered to be the leader in the “Lost Colony”?

34. John White Jeopardy

35. Who took command in Jamestown?

36. John Smith Jeopardy

37. What was the name of the first colony made that was not in search of wealth?

38. Plymouth Jeopardy

39. What historical document in Plymouth was created to provide a legal basis for governing the area and themselves?

40. Mayflower Compact Jeopardy Double Jeopardy!

41. On what day was the Mayflower Compact signed?

42. November 11, 1620 Jeopardy

43. Who was Jamestown named after?

44. King James Jeopardy

45. What was wrong with the location of Jamestown?

46. Swampy and infested with fever-bearing mosquitoes Jeopardy

47. Without John Smith’s organization and rules, the Jamestown colonists experienced what from 1609- 1610?

48. Starving Time Jeopardy

49. What did Native Americans teach Jamestown colonists?

50. How to plant corn, cut trees, and build shelter Jeopardy

51. What caused Native Americans to kill 350 colonists at Jamestown?

52. Colonists trying to take land Jeopardy

53. What was it called when a poor European could travel to the New World, but had to work here without pay?

54. Indentured Servant Jeopardy

55. Settlers could be guaranteed 50 acres of land per person if they traveled to the New World under this British policy?

56. Headright Jeopardy

57. What was the main product that the settlers were able to bargain with?

58. Tobacco Jeopardy

59. What was the first elected government body in America?

60. House of Burgesses Jeopardy

61. Who started a colony in Georgia to attract settlers who had been in jail?

62. James Oglethorpe Jeopardy

63. The Pilgrims sailed on what ship?

64. The Mayflower Jeopardy

65. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

66. Religious persecution Jeopardy

67. Who assisted the Pilgrims in their first year, ending with the first Thanksgiving?

68. Squanto Jeopardy

69. Unlike the Pilgrims, who were religious separatists, the Puritans were religious ?

70. Reformers Jeopardy

71. The Puritans sought to build what?

72. “a city upon a hill” Jeopardy