Vocabulary
What is a journey?
a trip
What is an explorer?
a person who travels to find out new things
The first two settlements were___________ and _____________?
Jamestown and Plymouth
How were the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth alike?
Settlers of both colonies came by ship from England.
What is history?
everything that happened in the past
What are colonists?
people who move from their home to settle in a new place
Name two leaders who helped fight for American Independence from Great Britain?
Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, George Washington
How were the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth alike?
They worked hard to stay alive.
What is independence?
being free from rule by another nation/country
What is technology?
the use of science to make new things or to make things work better
Why did the American colonists declare independence?
They wanted to be free from rule from Great Britain.
How were the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth alike?
Native Americans helped them get food.
What is a colony?
a place that is ruled by another country
What word describes a settler in Jamestown and Plymouth?
colonist
The United States became a new country because ___________.
American Soldiers won the war called American Revolution.
How were the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth different?
Jamestown- First colonists in Jamestown were men and boys.
Plymouth- First colonists were families that belonged to the same religious group.
What is a settlement?
a small community built by settlers
A telephone is a form of____________?
communication
Name two kinds of work the Plymouth colonists did?
hunting, building, planting
How were the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth different?
Plymouth- were called Pilgrims and wanted to follow their religious beliefs.