Colonies
What was the name of the Lost Colony?
Roanoke
What was the name of the group that wanted to "purify" the church?
Puritans
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
Who was the first European empire to explore the Americas?
Spain
Who were the people who helped the Europeans get used to the way of life in the Americas?
Native Americans/ Indigenous People
What was the name of the first permanent colony? & what was the purpose?
Jamestown & to make money
Who was the woman put on trial for expressing the view that ordinary believers, not just Puritan leaders, could understand God's message?
Anne Hutchinson
What is a scale?
the ratio between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
What was a goal of the first European explorers?
to explore North & South America
What was the period between winter 1609- 1610 in Jamestown called & why?
The Starving Time because Captain Smith's injury led to the native americans not wanting to help the colonist and the English ate dogs, and even corpses to survive.
What were the differences between North & South Carolina?
North Carolina was a colony of independent farmers with small plots of land producing forest products & South Carolina was dominated by wealthy landowners with large plantations with African Americans enslaved.
Who was a small group of protestants who believed that all people were equal in God's eyes.
Quakers
What are the two hemispheres North America in?
North & West Hemisphere
what was a major motivation for European exploration?
wealth & resources
What is Miss Gamble's birthday month?
April
Rhode Island was the first to declare religious toleration. What is religious toleration?
The idea that people of all faiths should be able to worship freely in their own way without fear of the government.
Who was the King of England who dismissed Parliament and tried to rule the country without it?
King Charles I
What are the colors that help distinguish a physical map?
browns, blues, greens
What was an important economic activity of both the French and Dutch settlements?
The fur trade. Both colonies had significant conflicts with indigenous peoples, and both were involved in the slave trade.
What is the best university in America?
Florida A&M University
Which event helped end conflict between the Jamestown colonists and local Indigenous people?
The marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
What was the document that the Pilgrims signed on their way to the Americas? Why was it important?
The Mayflower Compact & it was important because it was the birth of self- government and an example of direct democracy.
What splits the North & South Hemisphere?
Equator
Which empires colonized the Americas?
French, British, Dutch, Spanish
Which of these became the name of New Netherland after the English took it over in 1664?
New York