Why were the Europeans looking for a new sea route to Asia?
They wanted a shortcut through North America
100
What was the main item the French wanted to trade with the colonists?
fur
100
An agreement
What is a compact
100
put money into something to try and earn more money
What is invest
200
taught the pilgrims how to plant crops and fish
Who is Squanto?
200
What was the Spanish Armada?
the Spanish fleet of ships
200
What brought the pilgrims to North America?
religious freedom
200
variety in a group of people
What is diversity
200
respecting belief's that are different from one's own
What is tolerance
300
learned how to grow tobacco and sell it as a cash crop
Who is John Rolfe?
300
What was the Mayflower compact?
made laws for the general good of the people
300
Why was Roanoke known as "The Lost Colony?"
When John White returned, the people of the colony were gone
300
a person who makes a long journey for religious reasons
What is a pilgrim
300
an attack by an armed force to conquer another country
What is invasion
400
explorer who founded Quebec
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
400
How did Jamestown get its name?
after King James I
400
The Dutch West India company wanted who to join them?
What is anyone, because they were diverse
400
what people grow and sell to earn money
What is a cash crop
400
document giving permission to a group or person to do something
What is a charter
500
harsh governor of New Netherland, did not practice tolerance
Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
500
How did Squanto help the pilgrims?
he showed them how to plant crops, hunt, and fish
500
What lead to arguments between the Powhatans and Jamestown colonists?
What is the colonists wanted more land
500
a strip of land that stretches into a body of water
What is a cape
500
What made living in the Jamestown colony difficult?
The land was damp and swampy and the water was not good for drinking and insects carried diseases. The men were not used to working hard and they did not know how to farm