Vocabulary
What is a Cash Crop?
crop people grow to sell and earn money
What was the cash crop in Jamestown?
Tobacco
What is a Pilgrim?
person who makes a long journey for religious freedom
Why did the Puritans look for religious freedom?
They wanted to make themselves and the church free from fault. They did NOT want to separate from the church!
New Amsterdam had a group of people with over 18 languages spoken, this makes this group _________?
Diverse/diversity
To put money into something so that you can try to earn more money
invest
What is another name for Roanoke, because it is still a mystery as to what happened to its first settlers?
The Lost Colony
What did the Pilgrims write so that they would have an agreement on how the colony would work?
Mayflower Compact
Why were the Puritans more prepared to settle in North America?
They had a group of people with many skills. They settled in March so that they would have time to plant crops.
Why did the settlers of New Amsterdam refuse to fight against the English?
They were unhappy with their Governor, Peter Stuyvesant, who did not practice tolerance
piece of ownership in a company
stock
Why did the Jamestown colonists run out of food?
They were more interested in finding gold
OR
The land was swampy and damp and not good for growing crops
Where did the pilgrims land?
The tip of Cape Cod
Where did the Puritans land?
Bay Colony, Massachusetts
How did the traders of New France get their furs to sell?
Trading with the Indians who were expert trappers
A person who teaches their religion to others
missionary
Who was John Rolfe?
Married Pocahontas, creating peace between the natives and English Settlers
Who was the Native who taught the pilgrims how to plant crops?
Squanto
John Winthrop said the new colony should be a city upon a hill, what did he mean by this?
They are setting a good example for others to follow
What did Explorer Louis Julliet think the Mississippi river might lead to?
Pacific Ocean
Someone who works in America for years to pay for the cost of their voyage
Indentured servant
What is a charter? The king of England gave Virginia one of these to start their settlement.
document giving permission to a person or group to do something
How did the pilgrims thank Squanto for his assistance in their crops?
Why did the Puritans come to the new world?
Like the Pilgrims, Puritans came based on their religious beliefs, not money
What is tolerance?
respecting beliefs that are different from one's own