Some Questions
What was the Northwest Passage?
water route through or around North America that would provide a shorter path to Asia
What caused John White's delay in his return to Roanoke?
The English were about to go to war with the Spanish.
Describe the land around Jamestown
Swampy
Which Country had a protestant queen during the Reformation?
Endland
How were the coureurs de bois different from the Spanish?
The did not conquer the Native American, they worked to build good relationships.
What word was carved on the tree at Roanoke?
Croatoan
How long did it take John White to return to Roanoke?
Three Years
How many med originally ruled Jamestown?
13
What happened to Henry Hudson after his crew rebelled?
Henry and his son were set out to sea to never be heard from again.
Martin Luther believed salvation came through:
Faith in God.
What cash crop helped Jamestown thrive?
Tobacco
What was Captain John Smith's Rule regarding food?
Those who do not work will not eat.
People who paid off the coast of their voyage were called what?
Indentured Servants
How did New France make money?
Fur trading
How far down the Mississippi River did Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet explore?
700 Miles
What Company funded the Jamestown Settlement?
Virginia Company
What was the House of Burgesses?
Representative Government
What caused major health problems at Jamestown?
Malaria from mosquitoes
What was the first permanent French settlement in North American
Port Royal
Who founded the Dutch colony of New Netherland?
Peter Minuit
Why did the settlers come to Jamestown?
Searching for riches
What event caused the Burning of Jamestown?
Bacon's Rebellion
What was the only church in Western Europe in the 1500s?
Catholic Church
Who were the coureurs de bois?
French colonists who lived and worked in Native American lands
The Dutch made friends with which Native American group?
Iroquois