Vocabulary
What do these words mean?
1. Sea dogs
2. Armada
3. Quarrel
1. Pirates or sea raiders who stole from ships or coastal settlements.
2. A fleet of warships.
3. An angry argument.
Who were the Separatists?
English people who separated from the Church of England.
Why did the Separatists who later settled Plymouth leave England?
They wanted to practice their religion freely.
Which English sea dog raided Spanish ships and settlements?
Sir Francis Drake.
Who owned the Virginia Company? Did the owners contribute money?
Many investors owned it. Yes, they contributed money to help fund the company and its colonial ventures.
Define these words:
1. Raw materials
2. Stock
3. Prosperity
1. Resources used to make a product.
2. A share of ownership in a company.
3. Economic success.
Why did the Separatists leave the Church of England?
They wanted to practice their own religion.
Put these events in order:
A. The settlers moved to the Americas.
B. The Separatists left the Church of England and moved to Holland.
B, then A: They separated from the Church of England and moved to Holland before moving to the Americas.
Who gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to establish an English colony in North America?
Queen Elizabeth I.
What did investors receive in return for their money?
Stock: shares of ownership in the Virginia Company.
What do these words mean?
1. Pilgrim
2. Compact
3. Self-rule
1. A person who makes a journey for religious reasons.
2. A signed agreement.
3. Governing oneself.
Are the religious travelers who settled Plymouth considered pilgrims? Why?
Yes. They made a journey for religious reasons. The Plymouth settlers are commonly called the Pilgrims.
Why did the Separatists want to move from Holland to the Americas?
They wanted to practice their religion freely while keeping and passing down their English traditions.
In what year did Raleigh receive his charter and send an expedition to explore the Roanoke area?
1584. The first English settlement on Roanoke followed in 1585.
What important work rule did John Smith enforce at Jamestown?
Those who would not work would not eat.
Define both terms:
1. Economic
2. Majority rule
1. Related to an economy: how people make, trade, and use goods, services, and money.
2. More than half of the people must agree for a decision to be made.
Were all the people of Plymouth Separatists? Explain.
No. Many were Separatists who had left the Church of England, but others came for different reasons.
Which two things did these settlers want to preserve for their children?
Their religion and their English traditions.
How did Drake’s raids on the Spanish help England become more powerful?
Treasure taken from the Spanish enriched Drake and his investors, including Queen Elizabeth I, and helped strengthen England.
Why was the “no work, no food” rule made?
To make sure people who could work contributed fairly to the colony’s survival.
Who are the Abenaki? What is another term for the people older texts call American Indians?
The Abenaki are a Native American people. Native Americans is another term for American Indians.
Explain the difference between a pilgrim and a Separatist.
A pilgrim makes a journey for religious reasons. A Separatist left the Church of England. Many Plymouth settlers were both.
Why was religious freedom in Holland not enough to make the Separatists stay?
They also worried that their children would lose their English language and traditions. They wanted both religious freedom and their English ways.
Who led Raleigh’s 1584 English expedition to the Roanoke area? Was this land uninhabited?
Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe led the expedition. No. Native American communities already lived there.
What cash crop helped save Jamestown financially and helped successful growers prosper?
Tobacco.