vocabulary
Charter
written permission from a king or govt that allows people to start a colony
push factor
a BAD thing that pushes someone to leave their home (treated badly).
HEI
stands for what
Who started Roanoke and why?
John White- a new colony for England
colony
a town or settlement that is ruled by another country
pull factor
a GOOD thing that pulls someone to a new place (like free land or riches)
HEI meaning
how people change nature (cutting down trees)or how nature changes people (bad storms)
What happened to Roanoke?
Mystery! Clue: the word CROATOAN
a person who leaves their home to live in a colony
religious freedom
the choice to worship however you want without punishment
push factors (to LEAVE England)
religious persecution-(king told you how to pray) and economic hardship (hared to find a job and buy land)
Jamestown- who started it and why?
The Virginia company-to find gold and get rich
cash crop
plant grown just to sell for $$ (tobacco/cotton)
religious persecution
being treated badly or picked on because of your religion
pull factors to GO to America
Religious freedom- (pray their own way) and
Economic Opportunity - (dreamed of having their own land and finding gold
What happened in Jamestown
They almost starved! Saved by John Smith who made them plant cash crop tobacco
mayflower compact
an agreement the Pilgrims developed to make fair laws and govern themselves.
What happened in Plymouth- name 2/3
The first winter was very hard- helped by Squanto and had first Thanksgiving. Wrote Mayflower compact to govern themselves.
Who started Plymouth and why
The pilgrims b/c they wanted freedom from king's church