What is a water route through North America (Atlantic Ocean) to Asia (Pacific Ocean)?
100
Why did England want a settlement in North America?
They wanted to find gold and silver.
100
Why did the Pilgrims settle in North America?
For religious freedom. (They wanted to practice their religion freely)
100
Who was Peter Stuyvesant?
An unpopular governor of New Netherland. He angered the colonists with his unfair rules.
200
A document giving permission to a group to do something.
What is a charter
200
Why did John Cabot and Jacques Cartier travel to North America?
They were looking for the Northwest passage.
200
Name the first English settlement in North America.
What is Jamestown.
200
Who formed the Plymouth colony?
The Pilgrims.
200
Who settled in New Netherland?
A diverse group of people. People of different nationalitles and religions.
300
Respecting beliefs that are different from one's own
What is tolerance
300
Why did explorers want to find a Northwest passage through North America to Asia?
They wanted a faster way to bring riches back from Asia. MONEY!
300
What was life like for settlers in Jamestown?
The settlers did not have enough food and many died.
300
Who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony?
The Puritans.
300
What is New Amsterdam now called?
New York City
400
A person who makes a journey for religious reasons.
What is a pilgrim
400
King Philip of Spain built an _____ to fight the English
What is an armada
400
What difficulties did the settlers in Jamestown face?
What is swamp-land, poor drinking water, insects, disease. They did not know how to farm and ran out of food.
400
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A plan for self-government created and agreed upon by the Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)
400
Who settled in New France?
Primarily young men: fur traders, fishermen and missionaries.
500
Someone who agreed to work for a number of years in exchange for the cost of a voyage to North America.
What is an indentured servant.
500
What happened after the British defeat of the Spanish Armada?
What is the English (British) claimed more land in the Americas.
500
Why is Roanoke known as the "Lost Colony?"
The colonists living on the Island disappeared, only leaving behind the word "CROATOA" carved on a tree.
500
Whis colony was more successful: Plymouth or Massachusetts Bay? Why?
Massachusetts Bay. the Puritans were better prepared.
500
Describe the relationship between the settlers in New France and the Native Americans.
They had a powerful partnership withthe Huron and Algonquin. The partnership helped the French because they were able to get furs to sell in Europe. It helped the Huron and Algonquin because they received trade goods and help in fighting the Iroquois.