Dates/Times
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Which colony did John Rolfe live in?
Jamestown
What are the 4 New England Colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island
What was the Native American Empire that encountered the people of Jamestown?
The Powhatan
Pilgrims came to America for.....
freedom to practice THEIR religion
What year was Plymouth founded?
1620
Who was the English King that caused religious turmoil in England before the Pilgrims left for Holland.
King Henry VIII
Before the Pilgrims traveled to America, what European country did they try to live in?
Holland
Which tribe found the Plymouth Pilgrims on their shores?
The Wampanoag
Jamestown was founded to search for this precious metal.
Gold
The Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts in which season
Winter
The tribe that inhabited the area that Jamestown was built was called the
The Powhatan
This colony was first looking for Gold, then decided to plant tobacco as a cash crop
Jamestown
What does Wampanoag translate to?
People of the First Light
When Jamestown couldn't find gold, they resorted to planting this "cash crop"
Tobacco
About how long did the Mayflower's journey take from Europe to America?
about 4 months
William Bradford founded which colony
Plymouth
These colonies were founded mainly for freedom to practice religious beliefs
New England colonies
2 English speaking Native Americans served as an embassy from the Wampanoag to the Pilgrims, what were their names?
Squanto (Tisquantum) and Samoset
Which King was persecuting the Puritans and eventually made them seek a different place to practice their religion
King Henry VIII
The Powhatan Wars began during this year?
1610
Pocahontas married this settler
John Rolfe
William Penn founded this colony.
Pennsylvania
Chief Powhatan was killed during the Anglo-Powhatan Wars in which year
1618
Their version of Self-Rule in the New England colonies was signed on this document
The Mayflower Compact