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Back in England
Who Dat?
Know Geography
Famous Indians
Odds N Ends
100
This group made laws for the Jamestown colony.
What is the House of Burgesses
100
He saved the colonists forcing them to build homes and plant crops.
Who was Captain John Smith?
100
This colony was settled off the coast of North Carolina. It vanished in 1588.
What was Roanoke
100
He was a respected chief and father of a famous female Native American.
Who was Chief Powhatan
100
This document was the first form of government in North America.
What is the Mayflower Compact
200
This queen had a colony named after her.
Who was Queen Elizabeth I
200
This husband of a native American planted the first tobacco crops.
Who was John Rolfe?
200
The Pilgrims set up this colony in 1620.
What was Plymouth
200
This Native American formed a peace treaty with the English.
Who was Massasoit
200
This was known as a "cash crop."
What is tobacco
300
This advisor to the queen of England was granted a charter to start a colony in N. America.
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh
300
He was governor of the Plymouth Colony.
Who was William Bradford?
300
This colony sat on the Chesapeake Bay
What is Jamestown
300
He showed Pilgrims how to plant crops.
Who was Squanto
300
These workers served 5 to 7 years in exchange for freedom or land.
What is indentured servants
400
He was King of England in 1607.
Who was King James I
400
This English Army captain defended the Plymout Colony.
Who was Miles Standish?
400
The Pilgrims came ashore at this spot off the coast of Massachusetts.
What is Cape Cod
400
He introduced the Pilgrims to his Native American friends.
Who was Samoset
400
He was the leader of the Roanoke colony.
Who was John White
500
This English company sent the first colonists to Virginia.
What was the Virginia Company?
500
This African Americna worked off his debt and became a land owner.
Who was Anthony Johnson
500
Before coming to North America, the Pilgrims lived in this country so as to practice their religion freely.
What is the Netherlands
500
This Native American saved the life of Captain John Smith.
Who was Pocahontas
500
This colony vanished.
What is Roanoke