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100
What were Champlain and Hudson searching for when they came to the New World?
Northwest Passage
100
Where is most of New France located?
Canada
100
What was one reason for the conflict between the Spanish and English?
Francis Drake was raiding the Spanish ships and stealing the gold. The Spanish did not like the English establishing colonies in the New World.
100
What river did Samuel Champlain discover while looking for a route to the Pacific Ocean?
The St. Lawrence River
100
Which region had the longest growing season and very moist soil for growing rice and tobacco?
Southern Colonies
200
What group of peopled did Henry Hudson claim the Hudson River for?
Dutch
200
Name three states in the Southern Colonies.
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia
200
How did John Smith turn the colony of Jamestown around?
He encouraged them to be hard working. They dug wells, built houses, and grew food with the help of the Native Americans.
200
What was the only clue left at Roanoke?
a tree carving with the word CROATOAN
200
How did many of the Middle and Southern colonies get started?
King Charles II gave away land to his friends.
300
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
establish rules and laws for the colonists of Plymouth
300
What is the name of the large colony that covered much of Massachusetts and included the city of Boston?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
300
What are two differences between the Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
1. different leaders (William Bradford, John Winthrop 2. Separatists (Pilgrims) vs. Puritans (Massachusetts Bay Colony) 3. Suffered from disease, famine, and cold temp. vs. planned ahead early and sent supplies and animals ahead
300
What were some of the hardships at Jamestown? (name two)
mosquitos, swampy land, salty water
300
What group of Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive their first year?
Wampanoag
400
What was the main reason the Puritans came to the New World?
religious freedom
400
In what state is Jamestown located?
Virginia
400
Why did the English want to establish a colony on Roanoke Island? (name two reasons)
gold, natural resources, jealous of Spain
400
What are the names of the two colonies that the French founded?
Montreal and Quebec
400
What resources did the New England colonies rely on? (name two)
fishing, timber,
500
How did the French make money in the city of Quebec?
fur trading
500
What is the name of the area founded by Henry Hudson?
New Netherlands
500
Why did the Pilgrims end up in Plymouth instead of Virginia?
a storm and heavy winds blew them off course
500
What kind of government was guaranteed in Jamestown because of the House of Burgesses?
Government by the people, the officials are local and voted on by the citizens
500
Why did the Pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving?
give thanks for their first harvest