Columbus
What year did Columbus find the Americas?
1492
When was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who was on the Mayflower?
The Pilgrims
What holiday represents the Pilgrims peace with the natives?
Thanksgiving
What region was known as the bread basket?
The Middle colonies
What was Columbus looking for when he found the Amercias?
India
Who founded Jamestown?
John Smith
What year did the Mayflower land?
1620
What country were the Pilgrims trying to escape religious persecution from?
England
What was each religion known for?
Southern-Farming
New England-Lumber
Middle-Wheat and grain
True or False did Columbus actually find India?
Flase
What crops were in Jamestown?
Tobacco
Were the conditions on the Mayflower rough true or false?
True
What religion were the Pilgrims trying to escape?
Catholic
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What country was Columbus born in?
Italy
Why did people settle in Jamestown?
To expand territory and escape religious persecution
What kind of government was the Mayflower Compact?
Self Government
True or False were the pilgrims blown off course?
True
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What country did Columbus sail for?
Spain
True or False they found gold in Jamestown?
False
Where did the Mayflower land?
Plymouth Rock
Where were the Pilgrims originally trying to go?
Virgina
What was the "lost" colony?
Roanoake Island