Early Settlements
What was the name of the English colony that failed in the 1580s?
Roanoke Island
Who was the English captain that became friends with Pocahontas?
John Smith
When did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth?
1620
What were the cash crops of the Lower South?
Rice and Indigo
What was the religion of the Pilgrims?
Puritanism
What is the oldest city in America?
St. Augustine, Florida
When was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who were the Native Americans who lived in the Plymouth area?
The Wampanoag
Name 3 of the 5 regions.
New England, Middle Colonies, The Chesapeake/Virginia, The Lower South/The Carolinas, Backcountry
What was the first Thanksgiving celebrating?
a successful harvest for both the Native Americans and the Pilgrims
Who colonized Florida?
Spain
What was the cash crop of Jamestown?
Tobacco
What were some of the things the Pilgrims struggled with the first year?
Which region had the most slaves?
The Lower South
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe
Who was the pirate that helped defeat the Spanish Armada?
What was the name of the Native American tribe around Jamestown?
The Powhatan Confederacy
Who was the Wampanoag man who helped the Pilgrims?
Squanto
Where did the people of the backcountry come from?
Ireland and Scotland
What was the name of the list of rules that the Pilgrims came up with on the Mayflower?
What was the word written on a tree after everyone disappeared from Roanoke Island?
CROATOAN
What year did slaves arrive in Jamestown?
1619
Why did the Pilgrims want to come to America?
Religious persecution, economic opportunity, the chance to create their own kind of society
Which region was the most religiously diverse?
The Middle Colonies
What modern city did New Amsterdam become?
New York City