The English Colonies in Virginia
What made it difficult for the English to start a colony in North America?
The pilgrims arrived in the Americas on this ship.
The Mayflower
What was the cash crop of Jamestown?
Tobacco
Who was the first successful colony named after?
Named after King James l
Someone who goes on a religious journey.
Cartier was looking for this, so he could reach Asia from North America.
What is the Northwest Passage?
The first successful English colony was this.
Jamestown
Why did the Pilgrims have a better relationship with the Native Americans than the settlers in Jamestown?
The Wampanoags helped them find food and the pilgrims helped defend the Wampanoags from other tribes.
Squanto served as their translator.
Made rules and laws for the Jamestown colony.
The House of Burgesses
Someone who gives money to a business hoping to earn more money in return.
This Native American was a translator for the Pilgrims and Wompanoag people.
Squanto
These people arrived in North America from the Netherlands.
The Dutch
Explain why the Puritans came to North America.
They came to North America in order to practice their religion freely.
These people worked on Plymouth Plantation for food, shelter and clothing, but not for money.
Indentured servants
This was the agreement the pilgrims made that said they would have just and equal laws.
The Mayflower Compact.