Explorers & Conquistadors
Who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What queen wanted English settlers to go to the New World?
Queen Elizabeth
What country did the Jamestown settlers come from?
A. Spain
B. Portugal
C. England
D. France
Who became one of the leaders of Jamestown?
A. John Smith
B. Squanto
C. Sir Walter Raleigh
D. Francisco Pizarro
A. John Smith
What ship did the Pilgrims sail on?
A. Discovery
B. Godspeed
C. Mayflower
D. Susan Constant
C. Mayflower
What group came to New England after the Pilgrims?
A. The Conquistadors
B. The Puritans
C. The Aztec
D. The Inca
B. The Puritans
Christopher Columbus sailed across the __________________ Ocean.
Atlantic
Queen Elizabeth chose Sir Walter __________________ to find land for an English colony.
Raleigh
Jamestown was named after King __________________.
James
The Native American group near Jamestown was called the __________________.
Powhatan
The Pilgrims left England because they wanted to __________________ in their own way.
pray/worship
The Puritans started the __________________ Bay Colony.
Massachusetts
Spain sent these people to take control of land and people in Mexico and Central and South America.
A. Pilgrims
B. Conquistadors
C. Puritans
D. Traders
B. Conquistadors
What island did Sir Walter Raleigh send settlers to?
A. Roanoke Island
B. Plymouth Island
C. Jamestown Island
D. Boston Island
A. Roanoke Island
What valuable goods did English traders bring back from the New World?
Furs, lumbers, pearls
Who was Chief Powhatan’s daughter?
Pocahontas
Where did the Pilgrims settle after the Mayflower was blown off course?
A. Roanoke
B. Plymouth
C. Jamestown
D. Mexico
B. Plymouth
What city did the Puritans begin building?
A. Boston
B. Jamestown
C. Plymouth
D. Roanoke
A. Boston
Spain and Portugal wanted gold and silver because they wanted __________________.
riches / to become rich
The child born at Roanoke Island was named __________________.
Virginia Dare
King James and the English traders hoped to find gold and __________________ in Virginia.
silver
The Powhatan traded ________________ and __________________ to the settlers.
corn and meat
Squanto helped the Pilgrims plant crops, hunt, and __________________.
fish
The Puritans wanted children to learn to read so they could read the __________________.
Bible
What happened to many Native people after the Spanish arrived?
Many were killed, became sick from diseases, or were forced to dig for gold and silver.
What happened to the second group of Roanoke settlers?
They disappeared. No one knows for sure what happened to them.
Why was the swampland a bad place for the settlers to live?
It was bad for farming, had mosquitoes, and did not have clean drinking water nearby.
Why did John Smith want to make peace with the Powhatan?
The settlers needed food to survive
Why was the first winter hard for the Pilgrims?
It was cold, and many people were sick and hungry.
Why did the Puritans teach children job skills?
So they would always be useful when they became adults.
Who conquered the Inca in Peru?
A. Hernán Cortés
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Francisco Pizarro
D. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. Francisco Pizarro
Why did Queen Elizabeth want settlers to go to the New World?
She wanted England to make money, find riches, and take land.
Fill in the Blank: The three ships that sailed to Virginia were the _______________, the ______________, and the __________________.
The Susan Constant, The Godspeed, The Discovery
How did Pocahontas help the Jamestown settlers?
She encouraged her father to give food to the starving settlers, and she may have saved John Smith’s life.
What feast did the Pilgrims and Wampanoag have together?
A. A feast of thanksgiving
B. A feast of gold
C. A feast of lumber
D. A feast of ships
A. A feast of thanksgiving
What were the thirteen colonies helping to create?
The United States of America