Jamestown
The first English colony in the New World failed. It was planted by a man named _____. His second colony was also at Roanoke Island.
Sir Walter Raleigh
The captain of the three ships was ________.
Christopher Newport
The chief had a daughter named _____ who saved John Smith's life.
Pocahontas
On __________, a group of men met to make the colony's first laws.
July 30, 1619
This colony was named after the Queen of England. Her name was __________.
Queen Elizabeth
He decided to name the wide river they sailed up the __________.
James River
What is the money crop?
tobacco
This group was called the ________.
burgesses
After this Queen died, _____ became the King of England.
James I
The English settlers found a peninsula of land and named it ______ after the King.
Jamestown
_____ was the planter who started growing tobacco. He later married Pocahontas.
John Rolfe
The burgesses met in Jamestown at the _____ to discuss laws for the colony.
church
_____________ was a group of men who put their money together to send ships to the New World.
The Virginia Company
The settlers went ashore on ________________ and began making their new home.
May 14, 1607
When Pocahontas became a Christian, she changed her name to _________.
Rebecca
The year 1619 is important. Three important things happened. What do we call the year 1619?
The Red Letter Year
They sent three ships to find _____ for the King.
gold
Who was the settler who traded with the Indians and made friends with them?
John Smith
Pocahontas's son was named _____.
Thomas
Name the three things that happened in 1619 (Red Letter Year).
1. English maidens came
2. Africans came
3. The first laws were made
Name the three ships!
Susan Constant
Godspeed
Discovery
The mighty and powerful chief named ________ captured John Smith and tried to have him killed.
Powhatan
Pocahontas died while visiting _______ with her husband and son.
England
Jamestown is important to us because it was the first ___________ English settlement.
permanent
Who was the Indian boy who warned Richard Pace of the planned Indian attack?
Chanco