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The first English attempt to colonize the New World failed before it even reached the shores of America. The attempt was led by 

 What momentous event that occurred throughout Europe distracted England from pursuing empire in the 1500s? 

The Spanish conquistador who made explorations into the southeast including present day Alabama and discovering the Mississippi River:

The Declaration of Independence 

The English mainland colonies of North America received most of their slaves directly from 

The Mundus Novus was named after ________ by a German mapmaker. 

The French economy in North America was centered on the fur trade

By the mid-1500s, the biggest source of Spanish wealth from the New World came from 

The supporters of the Constitution and its strong central government

The difference between the American federal system and a confederation is that, in a confederation, state governments: