Important People
This English queen had the first territory in America named after her.
Queen Elizabeth I
What was the name of the first english colony that failed when their leader returned and everyone had vanished?
Roanoke
The first settlers from England to go to America failed to start a colony because they were more interested in finding this precious item.
Gold
Who was the first English explorer that landed in Canada and claimed North America?
John Cabot
Who was the first child born in America, and who was she named after?
Virginia Dare was named after the "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I
This was the governor of Roanoke that took three years to come back with supplies when it should have taken him 4-5 months.
John White
The winter of 1609-1610 where about 500 settlers died was called what?
The "Starving Time"
This company sent 100 more settlers with very little food and supplies to Jamestown before winter.
The London Company
Who was Queen Elizabeth's trusted advisor?
Walter Raleigh
What did John White find when he finally returned to Roanoke from England?
The village was empty and he found a tree with the word Croatoan carved into it.
This English king wanted to find a sea passage in America that could lead them to India for gold, silver, and minerals.
King James I
This group left the Church of England, moved to Holland, and then combined with the Pilgrims to journey on the Mayflower.
The Separatists
This was the money-making crop that Jamestown sold to continue to survive.
Tobacco
What armada did England go to war with causing all ships to be needed and delaying John White's voyage back to Roanoke?
Spain/ Spanish
Captain John Smith famously told this to the lazy settlers:
"He who does not work, shall not eat."
Who was the Native American chief that attended the first Thanksgiving?
Chief Massasoit
What was the name of the Native American tribe that helped the settlers of Jamestown?
Powhatans
To encourage the settlers to build colonies in North America, who was sent?
Families with men, women, and children.
What was the name of the religion an English citizen was forced to follow?
The Church of England
What are the names of the three ships that brought Captain John Smith and the settlers to Jamestown?
Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery
What are ALL the names of this young Native American princess that later had two Disney movies made about her life?
Pocahontas, Rebecka Rolfe, Matoaka, and Amonute
What was the name of the self-government agreement the Pilgrims came up with?
The Mayflower Compact
What was the name of the other organization that owned land near Virginia?
The Plymouth Company
What were two reasons people were willing to leave everything in England and come to the New World?
To find gold and other riches, religious freedom, and a new form of government.
Native American tribes that would not stay in one place and move around often were also known as:
Nomads