Jamestown Colony
Which unpopular adventurer was put in charge of the Jamestown colony?
John Smith
Why did the Plymouth colonists want to travel to the new world?
To worship God in freedom.
In school, Isaac Newton wrote:
"Plato is my friend. Aristotle is my friend. _____ is my greater friend."
Truth
Who was Pocahontas?
And what heroic act did she famously accomplish that might be made up?
The native American daughter of the Powhatan Chief.
She famously saved the life of John Smith by throwing herself in front of him when he was about to be executed!
Why were the Plymouth colonists known as separatists?
Because they wanted to separate from the Church of England.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
An object in motion will stay in motion, until acted upon by an outside force.
AND
An object at rest will stay at rest, until acted upon by an outside force.
What was one of the unpopular orders John Smith gave that helped save the colony?
He that will not work, shall not eat.
What did the Pilgrims call the other members of the Mayflower's crew?
Strangers
According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, when more force is applied to an object, what happens to its acceleration?
It increases!
What was the Mayflower compact?
An agreement to obey the laws of the Plymouth colony.
According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, when an object's mass increases, what happens to its acceleration?
It decreases!
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.