a small, newly built community started in a new place.
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Who was the leader of the Jamestown settlement?
Captain John Smith.
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Why is Roanoke known as the Lost colony?
All the settlers disappeared.
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The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of what?
Freedom to practice their religion
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Of the three settlements in this chapter, which one was created first?
Roanoke. It was the earliest settlement out of the 3.
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What was the Mayflower Compact?
a plan of government drawn up by the settlers/Pilgrims.
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What was one reason that Jamestown was able to survive?
Cash crop tobacco, help from Pocahontas, good location, created House of Burgesses.
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What did Captain John White and his men find when they made it back to Roanoke? (name 3 things)
The word CROATOAN, no signs of settlers, all the houses were gone.
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What did they create that was their form of a constitution?
The Mayflower Compact.
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What was the big event celebrated at Plymouth?
First Thanksgiving.
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What is a marsh?
a wet, low-lying land that is poorly drained.
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Why did people come looking to make a settlement in Jamestown?
They were looking for gold.
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Why did the first group of Roanoke settlers give up and go home?
Because they couldn't grow food, they ran short of supplies, began fighting with English.
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Who was allowed to sign the Mayflower Compact?
Male pilgrims.
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What are some examples of tools that the Pilgrims brought with them from England?
rifle, mallet, ax, saw, pots, guns, etc.
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What is an ally?
One person or nation united with another for a common purpose.
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The original site of Jamestown was built on a _________ which made farming very difficult.
a marsh, it was wet land with bad weather.
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Why couldn't Captain John White and his men return to Roanoke right away?
England was at war with Spain and their ships weren't allowed to leave.
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Why was the first winter hard for the Pilgrims?
They landed too late to plant crops.
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Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?
Because England was ruled by the King only, in Virginia they voted on the representatives who would make their laws.
It elected representatives who made its laws.
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What does democratic mean?
relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives.
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After Pocahontas' father died and his brother became chief, what happened in Jamestown?
The Indians attacked again, but Jamestown survived.
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Has anyone ever figured out what happened to the settlers of Roanoke?
No, it is still a mystery.
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Why was Squanto important to the survival of the Pilgrims?
What is he taught them how to plant corn, catch fish, get sweet syrup from maple trees, and helped arrange a peace treaty with nearby Indians.
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What happened after King Phillip's war ended?
The area was now completely under English control.