US History 1
What governor of plymouth wrote of plymouth plantation?
William Bradford
What was the London Company?
a group of merchants who paid for the founding of Jamestown
On what river was Jamestown built?
James River
When did the first women arrive in Jamestown?
1619
What boat brought the Separatists to America?
The Mayflower
to whom did Queen Elizabeth give permission to start a colony in America?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who helped the Pilgrims dealing with the Indians and building their settlement?
Why was the land where jamestown was built important to the native americans?
it was hunting grounds for an Indian tribe
What became Jamestown's main money crop?
Tobacco
What were the people who were not Separatists on board of the Mayflower called?
Strangers
What was the name given to England's land in America?
Who was the minister in Plymouth?
Elder Brewster
On what bay was Jamestown built?
Chesapeake Bay
Were King James I's four goals for Jamestown met?
No
What document was the first written agreement for self-government in America?
Mayflower Compact
What English Colony is known as "The Lost Colony"?
Roanoke
Name three ships which brought the men to Virginia?
The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery
What was John Smith's rule for the colonists of Jamestown?
He that does not work, shall not eat.
What religious group wanted to separate from the Church of England?
the Separatists
What was the name of the Pilgrims colony?
Plymouth
What even caused England to win the war against Spain?
the defeat of the Spanish Armada
What were King James I's four goals for beginning a colony in America?
to find a sea passage thru America to the Indies, to find gold, silver, and valuable minerals, to find the people of Roanoke, and to teach the Indians Christianity.
What did the Jamestown colonists call the terrible winter of 1609-1610?
the starving time
Where did the Separatists go before coming to America?
Holland
Who was the first governor of Plymouth?
John Carver