The long sea voyage across the Atlantic endured by slaves is known as the Middle Passage

A practice among schoolmates involves _______, in which students patrol and maintain gendered expectations of masculine boys and feminine girls. 

Persons who change gender identity are referred to as _________.

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

The Declaration of Independence 

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

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

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