Vocabulary
a group of people ruled by their own country who settle in another land
colony
the daughter of Powhatan who helped save Jamestown
Pocahontas
king of England who wanted to form a colony in America
King James I
India and part of Asia
East Indies
Who was in command of the English ships that sailed to Jamestown
Captain Newport
Englishmen from wealthy families
gentlemen
the father of Powhatan
Powhatan
the chief leader of many tribes surrounding Jamestown
Powhatan
the islands that Columbus discovered
West Indies
What food did Pocahontas provide for the colonists?
corn
a person who has settled in a colony
colonist
the captain of the ship Treasurer who kidnapped Pocahontas
Samuel Argall
said to have saved John Smith's life
Pocahontas
the American continents
New World
What was Pocahontas's English name?
Rebecca
a disease carried by mosquitos
malaria
the chief who sold Pocahontas to Captain Argall
Chief Japazaws
name of Columbus's three ships
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
the first successful English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
Who married Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
the terrible winter when many colonists starved
Starving Time
the English settler in Jamestown who married Pocahontas
John Rolfe
the king and queen of Spain who provided ships and money for Columbus's voyage
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Where did Christopher Columbus grow up?
Genoa, Italy
When John Smith returned from England, he explored and made a map of?
New England