Vocab
A group of people who settle together in a new place and ruled by its parent country
Colony
First English child born in the Americas
Virginia Dare
Who fought in the French and Indian War? (Who was on each side)
France and the Native Americans vs Great Britian
The "Lost Colony:
Roanoke
What fort did Lieutenant Colonel Washington and his men build?
Fort Necessity
What was the Mayflower?
Mayflower
Potable water
Drinking Water
People who believed the Church of England was too corrupt and they left England and cut all ties to practice their faith freely
Pilgrims
The French and Indian War was part of a larger, global conflict. What was it called?
Seven Years War
What was the first permanent English colony in America?
Jamestown
What current city was this fort near?
What was a colony that was controlled directly by the English king called?
People who would come to the New World and agree to work for a certain period of time in exchange for their passage
Indentured Servents
English Governor who led the the English settlers to Roanoke Island
John White
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
The English colony established in present day North Carolina, but no longer exists
Roanoke
When George was surveying the Ohio River Valley, who was living in the area?
Indians/Native Americans
Some people where forced to work at no pay. What were these people called?
Slaves
A crop grown mainly to be sold
Cash Crop
He helped make tobacco an important crop in Virginia
John Rolfe
Where was the major part of the French and Indian War fought in America
Ohio River Valley
Colony that was located in a place to evade Spanish naval patrols
Jamestown
What did George Washington unknowingly do?
Admitting to assassinating a French diplomat.
Why was the 1609–1610 winter known as Starving Time?
Only 60 of the original 214 Jamestown settlers survived the first winter
The ability of people to govern their own community
Self-government
Indian/Native American who helped the settlers in Plymouth by teaching them how to plant corn, fish, and hunt.
Squanto
What was the outcome of the French and Indian War
British won and took over most of Ohio River Valley
Colony set up by the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower
Plymouth
A job George Washington held before getting into politics
Land Surveyor, local militia officer, and speculator
What occurred in the autumn of 1621?
The first Thanksgiving celebration