Puritans
The Puritans left England because of what?
To escape religious persecution.
Jamestown was founded in what year?
1607
The pilgrims sailed on what ship in 1620?
The Mayflower
What event in 1692 revealed fear and hysteria in Puritan society?
Salem Witch Trials
Who said " He that shall not work, shall not eat?
John Smith
Puritan's wanted to purify what church?
They wanted to purify the Church of England
Jamestown settlers came to America mainly to ...
Seek gold and profit
The pilgrims were also known as what?
Separatists
The great awakening was ....
A religious revival
Pocahontas is remembered for:
Helping colonists and preventing violence
The Mayflower Compact is important because of what?
It established self-government
Jamestown was named after who?
King James I
Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland?
They wanted English culture
Why did settlers send boys like Henry Spelman to live with tribes?
To learn their language
The first African's arrived in Jamestown in what year?
1619
The Puritan's hoped their colony would be a ....
A shining example of Godly society
The Virginia Company's main goal was to ...
make money for investors
Who helped Pilgrims learn how to plant corn?
Squanto
How do we know about Henry Spelman's life?
Henry Spellman cam to Virginia as a ....
He came as a boy-laborer
Only which group could vote in (Puritan) town meetings?
Church members
Jamestown settlers struggled during the starvation time because ....
food drought & conflict with Native Americans
The first Thanksgiving was held to celebrate what?
The pilgrims first harvest.
What lesson did colonists learn from Jamestown & Plymouth?
They learned that cooperation and adaptation were key.
What Native group did Henry Spellman live with after escaping the Powhatan?
He lived with the Patawomeke Tribe.