Native Americans
What was one way the first people arrived in the Americas?
Land Bridge or Boats
What year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Americas?
1492
What percentage of English people were experiencing poverty?
95%
What year did the 116 settlers arrive at Roanoke?
1587
What year was Jamestown established?
1607
Which continent did the first people come from before arriving in the Americas?
Asia
What country hired Christopher Columbus to find a passage to Asia?
Spain
How many years after Columbus did England have its first successful colony?
Over 100 years after.
In which current U.S. State is Roanoke located?
North Carolina
What carried diseases like Malaria?
Mosquitoes
How many years ago did people begin to settle North and South America?
15,000 - 16,000 years ago
What two countries did England compete with for riches and souls?
Spain and France
What movement in England made people poor?
What word did John White find written on a post when he returned from England?
Croatoan
What did the settlers of Jamestown expect to find in Virginia but it wasn't there?
Gold
About how many native people lived in the America's when Columbus arrived?
50-100 Million People
Who were the first people to settle the Americas?
Who thought there were too many people in England?
Why did John White go back to England?
To get more supplies as the colonists though they wouldn't survive the winter.
What did the people of Jamestown not do but instead looked for gold?
Plant crops
What was the name of the Native Americans that had a large civilization on North America and built a city in what is now Illinois?
The Mississippians
Which group of people were the first Europeans to set foot in the Americas?
The Vikings
Who promoted adventures in the New World where people could get rich?
Joint Stock Companies
What are three theories concerning the disappearance of the Roanoke settlers.
1. Eliminated by Spain
2. Killed by Powhatan
3. Joined the Croatoan people
What do you call someone from England who did not work with their hands of a living?
A gentleman