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Who was the minister in Plymouth?
Elder Brewster
What is a swamp?
Area where the ground is wet and spongy
What was the name of the first Pilgrim settlement?
Plymouth
What leader of Jamestown demanded that men work for their food?
John Smith
Where did the Separatists go first before coming to America?
Holland
What is a wilderness?
A wild, empty land that has not been settled.
To whom did Queen Elizabeth give permission to start a colony in America?
Walter Raleigh
Together, the Separatists and Strangers were called what?
Pilgrims
The Mayflower sailed to the New World and arrived in Massachusetts in what year?
1620
Who was the first governor of Plymouth?
John Carver
On what bay was Jamestown built?
Chesapeake Bay
What is a charter?
An official permit to start a settlement
In 1620 the Pilgrims sailed to America on the______?
Mayflower
Who was the first English child born in America?
Virginia Dare
What group of merchants agreed to finance the founding of a colony?
London Company
What happened to Roanoke?
No one knows.
What kind of men were sent to America by the London Company?
Rich and lazy men
What religious group wanted to separate from the Church of England?
Separatists
What document was the first charter of self-government written in America?
Mayflower Compact
The Separatists were discontent with King James I of England because
The king wanted everyone to worship according to his beliefs. The Separatists wanted to worship the truths of the Bible.
What event caused England to win the war against Spain?
Spanish Armada was defeated
(fleet of ships)
What was the first permanent colony in the New World?
Jamestown
Wise governer of Plymouth for 36 years?
William Bradford