| A | B |
| someone who searches for something new, like new places or new ways to get somewhere. | explorer |
| the new lands to the west of Europe that were discovered by explorers. | the New World |
| a passage way taken by people who traded goods like spices, fabric, jewels, gold, food products, and tobacco | trade route |
| a place where people settled and formed a community | colony |
| a trip across the ocean | voyage |
| Who was the first European to start a settlement in the New World? | Leif Erikson |
| Who is the most famous explorer from Europe who was once thought to be the first person to discover land in North America? | Christopher Columbus |
| Who is the explorer that America is named for? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America? | Jamestown |
| What is the name of the oldest city in America that was founded by the Spanish? | Saint Augustine |
| Where did the French mostly settle | along the Mississippi river and in Canada |
| Mexico and Florida were originally settled by the | Spanish |
| What was the name of Leif Erikson's colony? | Vinland |
| What country did Christopher Columbus explore for? | Spain |
| Where did Christopher Coumbus think he landed on his first voyage? | India |
| What was the name of the first English child born in America? | Virginia Dare |
| What was the name of the “lost colony” that Sir Walter Raleigh first settled? | Roanoke |
| What country settled mostly in what is now Brazil? | Portugal |
| Which country was most friendly with the native Americans they found in the New World? | France |
| What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he accidentally discovered land in the New World? | a trade route to India |