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claim
something declared as one's own, especially a piece of land
armada
Spanish word for a large fleet of ships
invasion
An attack by an armed force to conquer another country.
charter
A document giving permission to a person or group to do something.
invest
To put money into something to try and earn more money.
stock
A piece of ownership in a company.
cash crop
A crop that people grow to earn money
indentured servant
Someone who agrees to work for a number of years in exchange for the cost of a voyage to North America.
pilgrim
A person who makes a long journey for religious reasons.
compact
An agreement
cape
A strip of land that stretched into a body of water.
diversity
The variety of people in a group
tolerance
Respecting beliefs that are different from one's own.
missionary
A person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs.
What were the European explorers John Cabot, Giovanni da Verrazano, and Henry Hudson hoping to find in their explorations?
Cabot, Verrazano, and Hudson were hoping to find a water route throughNorth America to Asia. This was called the Northwest Passage.
What is true about the shortcut to Asia through North America?
The shortcut to Asia through North America called the Northwest Passage does not exist.
Why did Spain want to build an armada to defeat England?
Spain built their armada (130 ships) to stop the English from attacking their ships and stealing their treasures. They also built the armada to defeat England and turn it back into a Catholic country after Henry VIII had made it an Anglican country
Where did the English establish the colony of Roanoke?
The English tried three times to establish the colony of Roanoke on an island off the coast of present-day North Carolina.
What did John White find in Roanoke when he returned from England after three years?
John White, the leader of Roanoke, went back to England for supplies, but could not return for three years. When he returned, the colonists had disappeared and all he found was the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
Why did Jamestown grow tobacco?
Jamestown was settled by the Virginia Company of London which hoped to find treasure like gold and silver. They did not find treasure, but the Native Americans taught them to plant tobacco. This tobacco, a cash crop because they could sell it in England, was very profitable.
Why did the Pilgrims want to move to America?
The Pilgrims were Separatists (they wanted to separate from the Church of England) and wanted to have the freedom to worship God the way they wanted. They first went to the Netherlands but did not like that their children were more Dutch than English. They ask the Virginia Company of London if they could come settle in the North America.
Why did the Pilgrims have such a hard time surviving during the first year in America?
The Pilgrims had such a hard time surviving the first year because they arrived very late in the year (November/winter time) and could not grow food. They were starving because they did not have enough food.
Which were New England colonies?
The New England colonies were Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Where did the Dutch create their colony of New Amsterdam?
The Dutch (from the Netherlands) created their colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan.
Why did the colonists not fight against the English who were trying to take over New Amsterdam?
The New Amsterdam colonists did not fight against the English who were trying to take over New Amsterdam because the governor Peter Stuyvesant
was very mean and hard. The colonists did not like his laws and he did not respect the many different cultures and beliefs of the colonists. So, when the English came to take over New Amsterdam, the colonists refuse to help Stuyvesant and the Dutch