Vocabulary
A small community started by people who are new to an area.
Settlement
The first English settlement. Later became known as the " ".
Lost Colony
A town that was started in _________ in hopes of finding gold and other natural riches.
Virginia
What present day state can Plymouth be found?
Maine- Massachusetts.
Squanto communicated with the Pilgrims by only using sign language. True or False
False
People who settle in colonies.
Colonist
What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?
There was a war with Spain, and the ship could not safely leave England.
The colony began growing____________ which was used to trade.
tobacco
Plymouth was started by people who wanted ____________.
religious freedom
The Common House was used to
hold meetings.
A plant whose leaves are dried and turned into material for smoking, sniffing or chewing.
tobacco
Why did the first group that went to Roanoke give up and return home?
They ran short of supplies.
Virginia was more democratic than England because they had the House of Burgesses, who made the laws for the colonies. True or False
True
__________ wanted to have a separate or independent church instead of the Church of England.
Separatists
Traditional feast that started after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth is called
Thanksgiving
Mayflower Compact was a Mayflower__________.
Agreement
When Captan John White finally returned to Roanoke, what did he and his men find?
1. a ruined fort
2. no sign of the settlers
3. a carving that read CROATOAN
Jamestown was considered to be the first ________ English settlement in North America.
successful
What was the Mayflower Compact?
a plan of government that the Pilgrims drew up.
This disease was spread by mosquitos in Jamestown
malaria
In Jamestown, settlers were elected to make laws for the colonies. This group was called the House of Burgesses, the word Burgesses is an English word meaning____________.
representative
Sir _____________ _____________ wanted so badly to establish a colony in North America.
Walter Raleigh
Jamestown was built and named in honor of _________.
King James
Why was the first winter so hard for the Pilgrims?
They arrived too late to plant crops.
Compare and Contrast:
How was Plymouth and Jamestown alike ad different?
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