Vocab
People who settle in colonies
Colonists
Is Roanoke an Island?
Yes
True or false: people who lived in Jamestown had to eat dogs during the Starving Time?
TRUE
What was the name of the biggest ship colonists sailed to land in Plymouth?
The Mayflower
How many states are in the USA
50
Small communities started by people who are new to an area
Settlements
What current US state was Roanoke adjacent?
North Carolina
Why did Jamestown surivie?
-Native Americans who lived in the area helped the settlers.
-Captain John Smith was a strong leader who demanded that everyone work.
-The colony began raising tobacco, which could be used for trade.
What were separatists?
People from England who wanted religious freedom.
True or false: Last unit, Spain, England, Holland, and Portugal sent explorers to "find" a new route to Asia.
FALSE
The first English settlement, which today is known as the "lost colony"
Roanoke
Why did the first group that went to Roanoke give up and go home?
They ran short of supplies
Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?
They had a group of representatives, the House of Burgesses, who made the laws for the colonies.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A plan of government the Pilgrims drew up
How many great lakes are there?
5
Jamestown
What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?
There was a war with Spain, and his ships could not safely leave England.
Which of the following was NOT a problem with the place the settlers whose to build Jamestown?
-The land was not good for farming
-The land was rich with gold, so people refused to farm.
-The water was dirty and salty.
-The area swarmed with mosquitoes that carried malaria.
The land was rich with gold, so people refused to farm.
Why was the first winter so hard for the Pilgrims?
They landed too late to plant crops.
What year did the USA become a country?
A town in present-day Massachusetts that was started for religious reasons
Plymouth
When Capitan John White finally returned to Roanoke, what did he and his men find?
-a ruined fort
-a carving that read "CROATOAN"
-no sign of the settlers
Who learned to grow tobacco to trade with England?
John Rolfe
Describe Squanto
-He taught the Pilgrims how to plant, fish, and get syrup from trees.
-Pilgrims believed that God sent him.
-His entire tribe was wiped out by disease.
How many presidents have we had?
46