Why They Came
Many of the people in Europe faced a certain kind of persecution that made them want to leave.
Religious Persecution
This country got asked by Christopher Columbus to sail back round the world to find India. They were the first at the time to make it to the Americas.
Spain
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
This group of Native Americans, led by Chief Powhatan, lived in the Virginia Tidewater region and played a significant role in early interactions with English settlers.
The Powhatan People.
What ship did the pilgrims sail on in 1620?
Mayflower
There were groups that wanted freedom from the church in England, what were the main 2?
Puritans and the Pilgrims
This country bordered Spain and was heavily involved with the spice trade and also wanted to find an easier way to India. This country rejected Christopher Columbus which led him to go ask Spain. They are the reason for us having big ol Brazil.
Portugal
When the colonists arrived what did they bring to the natives that harmed them?
Diseases
This tribe, led by Chief Massasoit, famously interacted with Pilgrims during the first Thanksgiving in 1621. They lived in the coastal areas of present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Wampanoag
What company founded Jamestown in 1607 for profit?
The Virginia company.
Other People from England came for different reasons, such as people who were poor in England came to America for?
Economic Opportunities
This country founded the city of Jamestown in the Americas. People from this country left because of religious persecution and for economic Opportunities. This country founded the 13 colonies that became THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAAA.
The United Kingdom
What Native WOMAN temporarily helped relations between the natives and the colonists?????
Pocahontas
This Patuxet Native American, who had been captured and later returned to his homeland, helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter by teaching them essential farming skills.
Squanto
What did tensions between the natives and colonists lead to??
The Anglo-Powhatan Wars.
Younger sons in England who didn't inherit land, came to America for?
A nice simple life of adventure
This country also wanted to be involved in America. They are the reasons for modern day Quebec and Louisiana having it's name. This country helped the thirteen colonies revolt and sold the Louisiana territory to the US in 1803.
France
Where did Christopher Columbus originally land?
Caribbean
What tribe is Pocahontas from?
Powhatan
What did the colonists see in America that's easy to grow and get money from? It was a cash crop.
Tabacco.
What was the original reason Christopher Columbus sailed west?
To find a way back around the world to India
This country founded the old version of NEW York, and it was called, New Amsterdam. They were heavily involved with the trade too and ended up having some huge colonies, ex: Dutch East Indies.
Netherlands
Who arrived in Plymouth, New England 1620?
THE PILGRIMS >:(((
This powerful alliance, also known as the Haudenosaunee, included five (later six) tribes and played a key role in the history of northeastern North America.
Iroquois Confederacy
What Year did the first Thanksgiving Happen?
1621