New World Exploration
Which European country was the first to colonize and settle in North America
Spanish
What was the only clue left of Roanoke?
CROATOAN
What company sponsored the Jamestown settlement?
Virginia Company
Who was the first English settler to be born in the Colonies?
Virginia Dare
What is martial law?
strict law put in place, usually during dangerous times
This European country traded fur and traded all the way up to Quebec.
France
Where is Roanoke currently located in the United States?
North Carolina
A ______________ is a group of investors who were given authority by the King to set up colonies in America.
joint stock company
Who married Pocohantas?
John Rolfe
Jamestown was built on Native American....
hunting grounds
What is land controlled by another country?
A colony
Roanoke was a success or failure?
Failure
A __________ is a document that grants permission for something, usually to explore land.
charter
Who rescued Captain John Smith after being kidnapped by the Powhatan Native Americans?
Pocohantas
Why was tobacco so important to Jamestown?
This crop was valuable and marketable in England to provide wealth for the colony.
This European country was the only European country to maintain peaceful relations with the Natives.
France
Give one prediction of what happened to Roanoke.
In the winter of 1609-1610, many settlers had no food and had to eat their dogs, rats and leather. This was known as....
starving time
Who introduced tobacco to Jamestown that was the crop that essentially saved the colony?
John Rolfe
The___________________ became the 1st legislative assembly in America
Virginia House of Burgesses
This European country continue to have colonies that failed but continue to try until they could settle down.
England
Who tried to find the lost colony of Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
List 2 conditions that would seem to make Jamestown most likely to fail.
1) harsh winters
2) colonists inexperienced growing crops
3) conflict with natives
4) bad soil for farming; swamp lands
Who granted a charter to the Virginia Company?
King James I
Another word for law making is
legislative