Spanish Colonies
A land ruled by another country is called a
a colony
Name the first permanent settlement in the Americas.
Jamestown
Name the one person who helped to save the Jamestown colony.
Captain John Smith
Name three reasons people wanted to come to North America.
to claim land, find riches, to own land, and to have religious freedom
Who agreed to pay for the Pilgrims voyage to North America?
The Virginia Company
A large farm is called a
plantation
Name the settlement that is a history mystery.
Roanoke
Why did England begin to send explorers and colonists to North America?
The leaders in England wanted to claim land and find riches just like Spain had been doing.
Why did the Pilgrims make the journey to North America?
to have religious freedom
Name one example of cooperation between the Pilgrims and the natives at Plymouth.
Squanto taught the English how to farm, hunt, and fish.
The practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay is
slavery
What crop did John Rolfe bring to the Jamestown colony?
tobacco
Name one example of conflict between the English and the Powhatan.
stealing Native's crops and taking Native land
How were the Pilgrims to pay back the Virginia Company?
lumber and furs
How did the Pilgrims form their own government at Plymouth?
The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact which contained the laws they all agreed to obey.
An explorers job was to explore NOT to
build settlements
What was the purpose of the Virginia Company?
to help people pay for the trip/voyage to North America
Why was Jamestown not a good choice to build a settlement?
The area was swampy, soil was not good for farming, and mosquitoes carried diseases.
Name two advantages of settling in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
good farmland, fresh water source, helpful Native Americans
French Settlements: Where did the French begin settlements?
Canada and the northeastern United States
How did the Spanish protect their land claims?
by building forts
Name one example of competition between the English and the Powhatan.
Both groups were competing over land and resources.
What was the purpose of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
to make laws for the people who lived at Jamestown
Name two disadvantages of settling in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
colder climate, low food supplies, many people died the first winter
French Settlements: What country settled the present day state of Louisiana?
France