Jamestown
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Why was there so much tension on the boat ride over?
Class divisions, wealthy class vs working class
What nickname is given to the Roanoke colony?
Lost colony
What reason is the desire to spread their beliefs to other nations, justifies colonization
Religion
What is the capital of the US?
Washington DC
Why did they choose their location for their settlement?
Good vantage point to fight the Spanish from
What Powhatan girl is known for her connection to Jamestown?
Pocahontas
Who was the leader of the Roanoke colony?
John White
Finding gold and getting commissioned to explore
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Why did John Smith reach out to the Powhatan confederacy for help?
They were starving
What was the starving time?
Year 3, 70% of Jamestown died from starvation and disease?
What word was found carved into a tree when the colony disappeared?
Croatoan
Wanting to expand your country with colonies to compete with other countries for power.
What color is my cat?
Grey
What cash crop helped Jamestown become economically successful?
Tobacco
Why weren't the Jamestown colonists prepared for battle with the Indigenous peoples?
2 REASONS
Thought their weapons were superior, not used to guerilla warfare, didn't know the land, stereotypes
3 years, war with the spanish
What were the two main foreign goods they were in search of in Asia?
Spices and silk
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
What was a negative effect from tobacco?
Answer TBD by Miss. H
Famine, disease, conflict, ill equipped soldiers, salt water poisoning, etc. TBD by Miss. H
Disappeared, largest missing persons case, etc. TBD by Miss. H
List the 7 Reasons for Exploration
Gold, Glory/fame, money, curiosity, religion, foreign goods, trade routes, national pride
TBD