What were early colonists in search of?

What did the colonists face when they arrived in the Americas?

___ landed on the coast of Florida in 1513 and claimed the land for Spain.

In 1565, ___ and his men landed in Florida and named the new colony St. Augustine.

In 1598, ___ led an expedition through the Southwest and named the settlement New Mexico.

___ was established in 1607.

The colony was established in 1620 after the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower

To avoid starvation, the Pilgrims made a treaty with the ___ for land and food.

France attempted to create a settlement in which of the following cities?

Robert de La Salle claimed all of the land drained by the great Mississippi River for ___.

The French settlement of ___ was a great location for trade because it was close to the island colonies in the Caribbean and was connected to the northern parts of America by the Mississippi River.

Dutch explorer ___ and his crew were the first European settlers in New York.

Adriaen Block claimed connecticut and ___ for the Netherlands.

What was the first permanent European settlement in New York?

In the early colonies, ___ were responsible for preparing meals.

At mealtimes, ___ ate last at the table.

___ were legally bound to work for a period of time for the person who paid for their passage to America in order to pay their debt.

In the Seven Year War, most American Indian tribes sided with the

By the early ___, English colonists lived on millions of acres in New England.

In the established trade system, the ___ hunters brought furs and leather to the English and French traders.