Jamestown: The Bad, the Bad & the Ugly
Why did Jamestown almost fail during its first year?
Everyone was lazy and would only dig for gold
What was the cause of most of the deaths at Jamestown during their first three years?
Starvation
What ship did the Pilgrims sail on?
The Mayflower
Who taught the pilgrims how to plant corn and thus helped them survive?
Squanto
What group in England wanted to stay and purify the Church of England, but eventually gave up?
The Puritans
Permission to start a colony, given by a monarch
- fear over how much land the English were settling
- the English tried to collect taxes from them
- the English tried to force them to offer free labor
Who believed the Church of England was too similar to Catholicism, and decided to leave it? (formal name, please)
The Separatists
What holiday do Americans celebrate that commemorates the feast the Pilgrims held in 1621?
Thanksgiving
The colonists who came in 1630 founded WHAT colony? (very close to Plymouth)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What was the name of the Native American tribe living near Jamestown?
What was an "indentured servant," and how long was their term of service?
a European who worked 4-7 years in Virginia in order to gain passage on a ship to the New World, then set "free"
What was the name of the Pilgrim's second, smaller ship, and what happened to it?
The Speedwell - it began leaking and had to go back.
What Native American tribe lived near Plymouth Colony?
The Wampanoags
They set a positive example for the rest of the world to look up to.
In what year was Jamestown founded, AND by Europeans from what country?
1607, England
As indentured servants declined in popularity, what new source of labor did Virginians begin to use?
What two things killed about half of the Pilgrims within several months of their arrival?
Cold weather/sickness
What did Squanto discover had happened to his entire tribe when he finally managed to escape from captivity?
They all died from smallpox
What city was built by colonists arriving in 1630, which would become the new colony's capital?
Boston
What is a joint-stock company, and which one founded Jamestown?
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses famous for?
Being the first representative government in North America
What government did the Pilgrims form when they realized they were outside the Virginia Colony?
The Mayflower Compact
Why did the Pilgrims hold a feast in the fall of 1621, and who did they invite as guests?
To express their thankfulness to God for a great harvest, the Wampanoags
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Give three examples of laws in Massachusetts shaped by religious beliefs.