Vocabulary
a form of government where the citizens elect the leaders to make decisions on their behalf
representative government
What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?
a war between England and Spain
Why did King James give a group of men permission to start a colony in Virginia?
They all hoped to find gold and other riches.
Who attended the first Harvest celebration? (Thanksgiving?)
The Pilgrims, the Wampanoags and Squanto
Which Early English Settler might have said, "I came here to have a better life"? (Roanoke, Jamestown or Plymouth)
Roanoake
relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives
democratic
Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?
All the settlers disappeared.
What was good about where Jamestown was located? What was wrong with it?
It was in deep water so their ships could anchor nearby, it was far enough from the river that the Spanish ships could not easily attack and it was on a peninsula which made it easy to defend by land.
The water was dirty and salty, the land was not good for farming, and mosquitoes carried deadly diseases.
Who helped the Pilgrims learn how to plant corn, catch fish, and tap maple trees for syrup?
Squanto
Which Early English Settler might have said, "I came here to find religious freedom"? (Roanoke, Jamestown or Plymouth)
Plymouth
A person who settles in a colony
colonist
What was found carved on the gatepost in Roanoke after the settlers disappeared?
CROATOAN
Captain John Smith helped save the colony. What was his rule for all settlers?
If you don't work, you don't eat.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
The plan of government that all the Pilgrims signed before getting off the Mayflower.
Which Early English Settler might have said, "I came here to search of gold and other riches"? (Roanoke, Jamestown or Plymouth)
Jamestown
Relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives
democratic
Where was Roanoke located?
Off the coast of what is now North Carolina
What was the Starving Time?
When hundreds of Jamestown settlers died from starvation because Powhatan stop trading with them and local tribes started attacking them.
Separatists
Which settlement created a more democratic government than England?
Jamestown
a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen
monarchy
Roanoke was the first ____________ settlement.
English
What was "Virginia's gold"?
Tobacco
Which of these best describes New England at the end of King Philip's War?
Completely under English control
What was Jamestown's governing body called?
The House of Burgesses