Jamestown
What was Jamestown?
England's first colony
Where did Columbus think he was going when Spain paid for his trip?
Asia
or
The Indies
What was England's main goal in the New World?
To build more colonies
What was France's main goal in the New World?
To trade beaver fur/skins with the Indians
What 2 countries was the French and Indian War between?
France and England
Who was the Indian Princess who helped the colonists of Jamestown?
Pocahontas
Where in North America did Columbus end up?
Bahamas
Why did England want to build more colonies in the New World?
England believed this would make the country stronger.
Name 2 things the French gave to the Indians in trade for the beaver skins?
guns
metal knives
cloth
glass beads
Whose side were the Indians on during the French and Indian War?
Some tribes fought with the French and some tribes fought with the English.
Who was the Jamestown leader that said: "If you don't work, you won't eat"?
John Smith
What did Columbus call the people he met when he reached North America? Why did he call them that?
Indians
He thought he was in the Indies in Asia.
What was the first English colony called?
Jamestown
What did France call it's land claims in the New World?
New France
Who won the French and Indian War?
England
What crop grew well in Jamestown?
tobacco
In what year did Columbus "discover" America?
1492
What ocean did the English settlers have to cross in their ships to get to the New World?
Atlantic Ocean
At the beginning of the French and Indian War, why was France winning most of the battles?
They had more Indians fighting with them.
They were fighting like the Indians...surprise attacks.
How did land claims change after the French and Indian War ended in 1763?
England got France's land claims
What was the time period called in Jamestown when there wasn't food enough for everyone to eat?
The Starving Time
Name 2 of Christopher Columbus' ships
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
What direction in the New World did England create the 13 colonies?
east
Besides land in the current United States, where else in the New World did France claim land?
Canada
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
A law that said colonists could not cross the Appalachian Mountains.