Roanoke
How long was John White in England before he was able to return to the colony?
3 Years
What was the crop that allowed Jamestown to become profitable?
Tobacco
What was the name of the colony that the pilgrims founded?
Plymouth
What was one of the advantages that the colonist had over the Native Americans in terms of survival?
Misc.
Who was the King of England when Jamestown was established?
King James I
What was the reason that John White was not able to return to Roanoke?
Englands war with Spain
Who was the man who forced the colonist to work with and not against the local tribes in order to create a sustainable colony?
John Smith
Why were the pilgrims going to the new world?
To seek religious freedom
Why did half of the Plymouth settlers perish in their first winter?
Famine, Cold, War, Disease
What year was Roanke settled the second time?
1687
What was carved on the fencepost at Roanoke when John White returned?
Croatoan / COA
Who was the daughter of the Powhatan chief who married John Rolfe and created a temporary peace between the Natives and colonists?
Pocahontas
What was the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims to the new world?
The Mayflower
Chief Powhatan believed that the colonist were what towards the tribe?
Rude
What did the colonist call chief Metacomet
King Phillip
What was one of the main theories as to what happened to the colonist on Roanoke?
They assimilated with the local Coratoan tribe and moved to an island about 60 miles south of Roanoke?
What was the winter between 1609 and 1610 that cause many colonist to die called?
The Starving Time
What Native America tribe helped the pilgrims in exchange for goods and technology?
Wampanoag
Governor James Bradford believed that the majority of deaths in the pilgrims first winter were due to what?
Long, hard days working to establish homes and farms
How long did the voyage from England to North America take?
3-4 Months
What was the name of the first English baby born in North America?
Virginia Dare
What was the Name of the 3 ships that originally brought the first settlers to James Town? NEED 2 OF THE #
The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery
What company gave the pilgrims permission to settle on their land in the new world.
The Virginia Company
How did the infant mortal rate in the colonies in the 1700's compare to the infant mortality rate in the 1600's.
It Decreased - by about 60 percent
What were many colonist looking for when they arrived in North America?
Gold or Land