Which European country established the first permanent European settlement in North America?
France
Spain
England
Portugal
#2
Who is credited with exploring and mapping much of the eastern coastline of North America for England?
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
#3
Which Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in America?
Powhatan
Wampanoag
Algonquin
Iroquois
#4
The French and Indian War was primarily fought between which two European powers?
France and Spain
France and England
England and Spain
England and Portugal
#5
Which European power controlled much of present-day Canada before losing it to the British after the Seven Years' War?
France
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
#6
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams and became a safe haven for religious dissenters?
Virginia
Maryland
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
#7
Who was the English explorer who famously explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay area while searching for a Northwest Passage to Asia?
Henry Hudson
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Smith
James Cook
#8
Who led the Spanish expedition that explored the Gulf of Mexico and claimed much of the region for Spain in the early 16th century?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernán Cortés
Juan Ponce de León
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
#9
Which Native American confederation controlled a large territory in the eastern Great Lakes region and allied with the French against the British during the French and Indian War?
Powhatan Confederacy
Wampanoag Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy
Algonquin Confederacy
#10
Which English explorer was responsible for establishing the first successful English colony in North America, known as the 'Lost Colony'?
John Cabot
Walter Raleigh
Sir Francis Drake
Martin Frobisher
#11
Which European explorer claimed the Mississippi River and the lands surrounding it for France?