Colonial Settlements
This was the first successful English colony founded in America in 1607
What is Jamestown?
This English explorer and adventurer led the Jamestown colony and was supposedly saved by Pocahontas
Who is John Smith?
This is the capital city of New York
What is Albany?
The capital of North Carolina
What is Raleigh?
This capital city of Michigan is surrounded by three Great Lakes
What is Lansing?
he Pilgrims signed this document, which established the laws for the Plymouth Colony, after they accidentally landed outside of their charted territory in 1620
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This group of extreme Protestants, also known as Separatists, founded the Plymouth Colony because they were looking for religious freedom
Who are the Pilgrims (or Puritans)?
This is the capital of Maine, the state described as the "Farthest Northeast"
What is Augusta?
his is the capital of Florida
What is Tallahassee?
Columbus is the capital of this state
What is Ohio?
This Native American man had been enslaved and lived in Europe, so he was able to help the Pilgrims because he already spoke English when they arrived
Who is Tisquantum?
This Native American confederacy, led by Wahunsenacawh, controlled the area where Jamestown was built
What is the Powhatan Confederacy?
The capital of Massachusetts, which sits near the coast, forming an "arm" shape
What is Boston?
The capital of Louisiana
What is Baton Rouge?
The capital of Kentucky, which has a "top that's bumpy"
What is Frankfort?
Jamestown was primarily founded to look for gold and make a profit for the investors in this type of organization, like the London Company
What is a joint-stock company?
This failed 1605 assassination attempt against King James I was organized by disgruntled English Catholics
What is the Gunpowder Plot?
The capital of Pennsylvania, which is mentioned as being located on the state's "knee"
What is Harrisburg?
The capital of Mississippi
What is Jackson?
This state's capital is Nashville, which is described as being "straight as can be"
What is Tennessee?
John Rolfe introduced this plant to the Virginia Colony, turning it into a successful cash crop
What is tobacco?
This tropical disease, transmitted by mosquitoes in swampy areas, killed many early Jamestown colonists
What is Malaria?
The capital of New Hampshire
What is Concord?
This is the capital of Georgia, which "makes a slide" on the map
What is Atlanta?
Annapolis is the capital of this state, which is split by the Chesapeake Bay
What is Maryland?