Colony Map
What was the smallest of the 13 colonies?
Rhode Island
Was trade with Native Americans done with money (coins) or actual trade items?
Actual trade items
What was the name of the group of colonists that landed at Plymouth?
Pilgrims
What is the name of the first permanent settlement in the United States AND what state is it in?
St. Augustine, Florida
What was the name of first permanent English settlement in North America and what state is it in?
Jamestown, Virginia
The colonies were typically divided in 3 regions, name all three regions?
New England, the Middle Colonies, the Southern Colonies
What was the name of the famous French traders during the colonial times?
The Voyageurs
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first years in North America?
The Wampanoag
Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored what he hoped would be the first permanent English colony in North America. What was the name of the colony AND what state was it in?
Roanoke, North Carolina
Why was drinking beer healthier than drinking the water for colonists?
The process of brewing beer included boiling the water which killed the germs/bacteria in the water
Name the four colonies that made up the Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
What was the main form of transportation for the voyageurs? I need the vehicle, the specific travel term, and its definition
Canoes
Portage: carrying a canoe over land to the next body of water
What group of colonists came after the Pilgrims to Massachusetts who had a different view on religion and religious freedom?
The Puritans
What were the two written clues left by the colonists of the Lost Colony?
Croatoan on a fencepost and CRO on tree
What TWO things did John Smith do to help keep the colony from completely collapsing?
John Smith negotiated with the Powhatan and traded to get food for the people
He made a tough rule: He that will not work shall not eat
Name the four colonies that made up New England?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire
What did the voyageurs do to make stronger connections with their Native American trade partners? (need 2 answers)
1) They married Native American women
2) They learned Native American language and culture
What two Native Americans whose names start with "S" spoke some or fluent English and helped the Pilgrims? (need 2 answers)
Samoset and Squanto
What is the name of the fortress the Spanish constructed to protect St. Augustine
El Castillo de San Marcos
What were TWO reasons someone would be willing to be an indentured servant?
The company or person hiring them paid for their travel to the colony, their food, shelter and some clothes
When the contract was done, the person received lots of land, food, some weapons, and livestock
Name the 5 colonies that made up the Southern Colonies?
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland
What 3 items were mainly traded by the French and British traders to the Native Americans? (need all three). PLUS what item did the Native Americans trade to the colonists?
1) Iron pots, kettles, skillets, etc.
2) (Hudson Bay) blankets
3) Muskets
- Beaver Pelts
Squanto helped John Smith when he journeyed to map the coastline of this colony AND this other place which would become a state? (need 2 answers)
Massachusetts and Maine
What are three of the ideas/theories about what happened to The Lost Colony of Roanoke?
They tried to sail back to England but got shipwrecked and no one made it
They went to live with the friendly Croatoan and joined in with that tribe
They were possibly killed by the Spanish
They moved to a new location and started a colony there that didn’t last
They were possibly killed by the Secotan tribe earlier colonists had fought
What were THREE causes of the Starving Times at Jamestown?
In August of 1609 over 300 colonists and very little supplies arrived
There was a drought in Virginia, growing and finding food was tough for everyone
War began with the Powhatan and the colonists couldn’t leave the fort