Conquests and Colonies Jigsaw Activity

	Group 1 A religious group that promoted pacifism was the  He ‘discovered’ the Americas around the year 1025  Leader of the Jamestown settlement  Portuguese ruler who encouraged exploration  The great Spanish fleet defeated by the English was called what?  What did Pizarro do to the leader of the Incas  What was the result of the encomienda system?  Who started New Amsterdam?
	Group 2 By what route did the Indians first come to the Americas?  He led the Spanish expedition to the Mississippi River  Leader of the Quaker settlement  Searched for the fountain of youth  The oldest city in the US is what?  What did the Vikings call Newfoundland?  What was the significance of the defeat of the Spanish Armada?  Who was the Aztec chief when the Spaniards arrived?
	Group 3 How did the Chesapeake (middle) colonies differ from the New England colonies?  He searched for the “Seven Cities of Gold” unsuccessfully, but he did ‘discover’ the Grand Canyon  Name 5 benefits Europe gained from the Columbian Exchange  The ____ held the first Thanksgiving  The Reformation was the splitting up of what 2 organizations?  What product from India was known as “Black Gold?”  What were the three major European countries to colonize North America  Why did the Aztecs welcome the Spanish?
	Group 4 England's first attempt to establish a colony in North America was the settlement at  How did the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay deal with dissenters?  Name 5 items beneficial items introduced to the Americas as part of the Colombian Exchange  The colony of Georgia was founded as  The Spaniard who first found the Pacific Ocean  What turned Jamestown into a profitable colony?  When a business has complete control of the supply of a product, it has what?  Why did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth instead of Virginia?
	Group 5 Explain why the Pilgrims came to the New World.  What was significant about the Mayflower Compact?  Name an Indian group with a highly organized, complex culture  The early settlers of Pennsylvania were of what religion?  This time of “new birth” in Europe was filed with energy and curiosity  What was the first (unsuccessful) English colony in the Americas?  Where did Ponce de Leon land in 1513? What was he looking for?  Why did William Penn found Pennsylvania?
	Group 6 From 1096 to 1272 the Europeans battled the Muslims in the what?  Leader of the conquest of Peru  Name one of Columbus's ships  The explorer for whom America is named  What colony did the Puritans found?  What was the most important cash crop in the English colonies?  Who married Pocahontas?  Why was the establishment of the House of Burgesses important?