Early Colonization 1
Early Colonization 2
Early Colonial Leaders
Natives/Slavery
Fun Facts
100

Set out in 1492 to discover a direct route to India and instead landed in the West Indies.

Christopher Columbus

100

Founded in 1607, this is the earliest successful British colony in the Americas

Jamestown

100

Leader of Jamestown who saw the colony's initial success.

John Smith

100

Intended to limit the capabilities of slaves in the colonies.

Slave Codes

100

This Native group helps the Jamestown Colony achieve initial success.

Powhatans

200

Warm, fertile soil, agriculture: Would likely describe which region of the colonies.

Southern Colonies

200

Cold, shipbuilding, lumber work, rocky: Would likely describe which region of the colonies.

New England Colonies

200

Dreamed of establishing a highly moral society.

John Winthrop

200

This was the name for the portion of the Triangle trade that went from Africa to the Americas.

Middle Passage

200

Plankton's main goal is to acquire this...

Krabby Patty Secret Formula

300

A document established by the pilgrims to establish self-government in their colony.

Mayflower Compact

300

If a person could pay for their passage to the Americas, they would receive land and 50+ acres for each servant.

Headright System

300

Discovered a valuable cash crop to help Jamestown succeed.

John Rolfe

300

This conflict was initiated by Native raids on colonists' farmland and ultimately ended with the burning of Jamestown.

Bacon's Rebellion

300

People were initially able to enter the Americas using this.

Bering Land Bridge

400

The transfer of plants, animals, goods, & diseases from the Old World to the New World and vice versa is known as...

Columbian Exchange

400

The Puritans established this colony in an effort to purify the Church of England.

Massachusetts Bay Colony

400

Established a colony to help Quakers and other religions avoid persecution.

William Penn

400

In the Triangle Trade, what would primarily go from the Americas to Europe?

Raw Materials

400

"Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning?" Is a quote from this US president.

George W Bush

500

The pilgrims established this colony in an effort to seek religious freedom.

Plymouth Colony

500

Contracted workers who would eventually earn their freedom.

Indentured Servants

500

Unhappy with religious intolerance, he set out to establish the Providence Colony.

Roger Williams

500

This conflict saw colonists of the Plymouth Colony fight Metacomet and his people.  

King Philip's War

500

"You're gonna need a bigger boat" is a quote from this popular film.

Jaws