Geography & Climate
This colony had warm weather, rivers, and fertile land good for growing tobacco.
Jamestown
Jamestown was founded mainly for this reason
To find gold or make money
What was the name of the written agreement that Pilgrims signed in 1620 to make rules for their colony?
Mayflower Compact
Which Native American group helped the Plymouth settlers?
Wampanoag
What was the main cash crop grown by Jamestown settlers?
tobacco
This colony had rocky soil and cold winters that made farming hard.
Plymouth
Plymouth was founded mainly for this reason.
religious freedom
The Mayflower Compact is an early example of what kind of government idea (two words)?
Self-government (or democracy / early democracy)
Name one thing the Wampanoag taught the Pilgrims that helped them survive.
Taught them to grow corn, hunt, and fish.
Name one type of work or industry common in Plymouth (other than farming).
fishing or ship building
Name two natural features or resources that helped the Plymouth colony.
rivers, forests, or access to the ocean
What was the group that sailed to Plymouth for religious freedom called?
Pilgrims
Who had to agree to follow the laws in the Mayflower Compact?
All adult male colonists who were on the Mayflower
What did Jamestown colonists often fight over with the Powhatan?
land
What was a labor source Jamestown used because tobacco farming required many workers?
slaves or indentured servants
Explain how Jamestown’s swampy land negatively affected the settlers’ health.
Swampy land had many mosquitoes that carried diseases.
Name one economic hope or goal early Jamestown settlers had when they arrived.
find gold/make money
Who was an important leader in Jamestown?
John Smith
Explain how the Wampanoag-Pilgrim relationship at Plymouth led to a well-known holiday.
The Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims survive their first winters and shared food and knowledge; this cooperation is connected to the first Thanksgiving celebration
Explain how the economies of Jamestown and Plymouth led to different daily lives for colonists.
Jamestown focused on tobacco farming which required large labor and led to plantations/indentured servitude; Plymouth focused on small family farms, fishing, and trade for survival.
How did the climate of Jamestown or Plymouth affected what crops or work each colony focused on.
Jamestown - warm climate good for growing tobacco
Plymouth - cold winters and rocky shore led to small farms and people worked as ship builders and fishermen
Explain the key difference between Jamestown and Plymouth in one or two sentences.
Jamestown = founded mainly for money/profit
Plymouth = founded mainly for religious freedom and building a religious community/self-rule
Who was an important leader in Plymouth?
William Bradford
Who was the Native American that helped the Plymouth settlers?
Squanto
Using examples from the study guide, compare how each colony’s economy influenced its treatment of land and people
Jamestown’s cash-crop economy led to large-scale farming and labor systems (indentured servants and slavery) and shaped land use for tobacco; Plymouth’s survival economy led to smaller family farms and mixed work like fishing and trade, affecting how communities worked together and used land