People
Who was King James?
The King of England
What plant did the colonists plant in Jamestown?
Tobacco
What is one way the American Indians died?
War
Slavery
Who said "After many difficulties in boisterous storms...we espied land which we deemed to be Cape Cod."
Edward Winslow
The Virginia Company created this government.
The House of Burgesses
This American Indian aided in translating for the Pilgrims.
Squanto
John Smith
What year did Jamestown become a colony?
1607
What did John Pory say on page 64?
"All our riches for the present...consiste in Tobacco."
Why did the Spanish want to explore?
Find better trade
Advances in technology
Faster trade routes
A. Jacques Cartier
B. Christopher Columbus
C. John Cabot
D. Ferdinand Magellen
D. Ferdinand Magellen
How did Jamestown settlers find gold and silver to send to England?
They sold tobacco.
This year is when the first enslaved Africans arrived in the English colonies in America.
1619
Whose instructions where these..."Do your best...to find out a safe port in the entrance of some navigable river, making choice of such a one as runneth farthest into the land."
The Virginia Company
What is a Social Contract?
An agreement between members of a community and their government.
This famous explorer was known for finding Montreal, Canada.
Jacques Cartier
Why did the colonists go to Jamestown?
To make money to send to England.
What year did Hernan Cortes conquer the Aztecs?
1519
Who said this..."The Spaniards still do nothing save tear the natives to shreds, murder them, and inflict upon them untold misery, suffering, and distress."
What present day state did the Spanish settle in?
Florida
What was John Smith imprisoned for?
Causing trouble on the Mayflower
Ferdinand Magellan's crew landed in the Philippines, but after 3 years at sea, they became to first to...
Completely sail around the world
Why was Elizabeth Hopkins giving birth to her baby on the Mayflower important?
She was one of 5 surviving women who made the trip to Jamestown, so her life was very difficult.
Who said this quote..."Montezuma's palaces were so wonderful that it is hardly possible to describe their beauty and extent; I can only say that in Spain there is nothing equal to them."
Hernan Cortes
What are some items the Spanish imported?
dyes
cacao
sugar
cotton
tobacco