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Vocabulary
Leaders
Colonies
Jamestown
Bonus
100
What is a pirate?
sea dog
100
Who was the sea dog for England?
Sir Francis Drake
100
Why did England initially want to America?
to fish
100
________ was the leader of Jamestown
Captain John Smith
100
The colonists gold was..
tobacco
200
A resource that can be used to make a product
raw material
200
__________ set up England's first colony in North America *Its was in the North Carolina area
Sir Walter Raleigh
200
To obtain wealth, England....
captured Spanish treasure ships
200
Why was Jamestown a poor choice for a location of a colony?
the land was full of disease carrying mosquitoes.
200
To help keep men colonists, __________ were allowed to become colonists and earn money
women
300
A fleet of warships
armada
300
__________ sailed to England for more food but could not return quickly because of the war.
John White
300
Sir Raleigh started a colony in _____________ but named it Virginia.
North Carolina.
300
The colonists did not know how to farm. Smith created a saying that made them work. What was the saying?
Anyone who didnt work, didnt eat
300
The first legislature on the English colonies was
house of burgess
400
A share of ownership
stock
400
________ was the leader of Jamestown.
Captain John Smith
400
When John White governed Virginia they arrived too late to plant crops so White had to....
travel back to England for food and supplies
400
The colonists were always in danger of attacked. By who?
Powhatan Indians.
400
After the Virginia colony prospered, King James decided to make it a...
royal colony
500
A representative who is chosen by an speaks for other people.
burgess
500
A leader that developed different types of tobacco.
John Rolfe
500
Why could White not quickly return from England?
England was at war with Spain and England needed all their ships for war.
500
Why were the colonists always in danger of being attacked?
they stole the indians' crops.
500
Where did Sir Francis Drake capture the Spanish Treasure ship?
west coast of South America.