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Why did Queen Elizabeth want to send explorers to North America?
She wanted to start colonies, explore new lands, and find new trade routes.
What is the nickname for the Ronoake Colony?
The Lost Colony of Ronoake.
In what ways was the British Navy different from the Spanish Armada?
The British ships were smaller, could move faster in the water and had more powerful guns.
He was a leader of the Pilgrims and became the governor of Plymouth Colony. He helped guide the colony through its early hard years.
William Bradford
People who wanted to leave the Church of England because they disagreed with its teachings. Many Pilgrims were Separatists.
Separatists
He helped found the colony of Ronoake.
Sir Walter Raleigh
English settlers who wanted to “purify” the Church of England and practice their religion strictly. They settled in Massachusetts to build communities based on their religious beliefs.
Puritans
It was an agreement the Pilgrims made before landing at Plymouth. It said they would work together and make fair laws for everyone in the colony. It was an important step in self-government in America.
The Mayflower Compact
He was an English explorer who searched for a faster route to Asia. He explored parts of North America, including what is now New York.
Henry Hudson
English settlers who traveled to North America to practice their religion freely. They helped start the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
Pilgrims
He helped the Jamestown colonists harsh times. His law was 'He that will not work shall not eat.'
John Smith
The First permanent British settlement in North America.
Jamestown
It was a water route that explorers hoped would connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through North America. Many explorers searched for it, but it was very hard to find.
The Northwest Passage
He was an English settler in Jamestown who helped the colony succeed by planting tobacco, which became a valuable cash crop. He also married Pocahontas, which helped improve relations between the English settlers and the Powhatan people.
John Rolfe
They were people who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to North America. They did hard work on farms and plantations, and after their time was up, they could become free and start their own lives.
Indentured Servants
She was Chief Powhatan’s daughter and helped bring peace between her people and the English settlers. She is known for helping the Jamestown colony survive by encouraging friendship and sharing food.
Pocahontas
In the Jamestown colony, the workforce that made the success of the tobacco farming possible was made up of what?
African slaves
Who signed the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact did not give women a formal role in government or decision-making. It was signed only by the adult men on the Mayflower, so women were not included in making the laws or governing the colony.
He was an English explorer and sailor during Queen Elizabeth I’s time. He sailed around the world and helped England become strong at sea. He also helped protect England by fighting against enemy ships, especially from Spain.
Sir Francis Drake
It was the first elected government in the English colonies in North America, started in Virginia. It allowed colonists to make laws and have a voice in how their colony was run. This was an important step toward self-government.
The House of Burgesses
He was the governor of the Roanoke Colony and helped lead the settlers to North America. He went back to England for supplies, but when he returned, the colony had disappeared. The missing settlers became known as the “Lost Colony.”
John White
Puritan leader and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He wanted the colony to be a “city upon a hill,” an example of a good, religious community for others to follow.
John Winthrop
Can you name at least 6 of the original 13 colonies?
Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina,
South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia
He was a French explorer who founded the city of Quebec in Canada. He mapped parts of North America and worked with Native Americans for trade and settlement.
Samuel de Champlain
Being treated badly or punished for your beliefs. The Pilgrims left England to escape religious persecution.
Persecution