why
what
who
vocabulary
vocabulary continued
100
to protect it from other colonies
why did spain need to establish buffer zone?
100
beaver fur
What were french traders eager to get from the native americans?
100
John Smith
who made a rule for the jamestown colonists: anyone who did not work, did not eat?
100
Mission
What is a small religious settlement?
100
legislature
What is the branch of government that makes laws?
200
Because they seized their crops
why did the powhatan fight with the english?
200
America
What country had beaver fur?
200
Bartolome De Las Casas
who was one of the first Europeans to work to improve slavery?
200
Mayflower compact
What is an agreement among the men on the mayflower to govern themselves?
200
burgess
What is a representative?
300
To follow their own religion freely
why did the pilgrims leave England?
300
Good relation ships with native americans plant crops, hunt, and build shelter buy or barter things when needed
What three reasons that made European colonies successful?
300
William Bradford
who provided strong leadership to the pilgrims and was elected Governor of Plymouth?
300
Hacienda
What is a small-sufficant estate where ranchers produce most of what they need to live?
300
buffer zone
What is an area of land that serves as a barrier that is built to protect colonies from other european countries?
400
The ear
Which part of a bunny is most eaten during Easter?
400
Squanto. How to fish and plant pumpkins, squash, and corn.
who helped the pilgrims survive their first winter? What 2 things did he teach them?
400
Queen Elizabeth
who protected English pirates or "sea dogs" when they stole from the spanish?
400
Armada
What is a fleet of warships
400
colony
What is a land ruled by another country?
500
Roanoak Island
What is the first temporary English Colony?
500
The land from the Appalachian to the Rocky Mountains then all the way to the gulf of mexico.
What region was called Louisiana in the 1600's?
500
Sieur de la salle
who claimed the Mississippi River valley for France and named it Louisiana for King Louis XlV?
500
Missionary
What is a person sent by a church to teach its religion?
500
cash crop
What is a crop that people raise to sell rather than use themselves?
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