The Lost Colony of Roanoke
How was Roanoke found when the English returned in 1590?
the colonists were gone
What did John Smith’s “no work, no eat” policy mean?
every colonist must help out
Just like would be seen in a social pyramid for Ancient Egypt or Greece, what group would be at the bottom of the colonial social structure in North America?
enslaved people
What document was written in 1215 to limit King John’s power?
Magna Carta
Which king passed a Stamp Act forcing colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal documents, newspapers, calendars, and almanacs?
King George III
What actually happened to the people of Roanoke?
it is a mystery
What was taken away from the Powhatan people in order for the colonists to be able to grow more tobacco?
land
Which colonial region is represented by few cities, long growing season, plantations, and agriculture?
Southern
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
create a government that would provide order and protect the colonists
Rights that cannot be taken away are ___ rights.
unalienable
What vocabulary word is defined as objects that give information about people of the past?
artifacts
Why did the Virginia Company of London pay for settlers to make the trip to Jamestown?
to find gold or silver
Which colonial region is represented by a short growing season, shipbuilding, fishing, and small independent farms?
New England
The English Bill of Rights expanded the rights of what governmental body?
the English Parliament
The __ Acts forced colonists to house British troops.
Quartering
Who was the first English baby to be born in North America?
Virginia Dare
What is most important historical significance about Jamestown?
first permanent English settlement in North America
Which colony is home of many Quaker settlements, Philadelphia and Benjamin Franklin?
Pennsylvania
What were the series of newspaper editorials in Britain that argued against the king’s heavy-handed rule titled?
Cato’s Letters
What caused Britain to lose control of the colonies?
the colonists won the Revolutionary War
Who drew pictures on his first trip to North America and led the second trip?
John White
John Smith taught the colonists important skills and made friendly relationships with what native tribe?
Powhatan
Which colony is home of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson?
Virginia
Who was the journalist that published a pamphlet in 1776 called Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What were two of the three actions mentioned that were taken by the colonists to protest Britain’s unfair treatment?
boycott goods, fight a war, destroy tea