1st Settlers: Who
Who did John Rolfe marry?
Pocahontas
What is the name of the Pilgrim’s ship?
Mayflower
Who was the first discoverer of Central and South America?
Christopher Columbus
How many trips did Columbus make to the New World?
4
Who started the first successful round-the-world trip?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who was the first Virginia settlement named after?
England’s King James I
What was the “starving time”?
The harsh winter of 1609, lack of food
What body of water is in-between Europe and North America?
Atlantic Ocean
Where did spices grow that Europeans wanted?
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, India
Who built a sailing school in Portugal?
Prince Henry the Navigator
How did the Powhatan people treat the new English settlers?
They attacked them
What was the paper called that King James I gave the new settlers?
A charter
What festival did the Pilgrims celebrate with the Native Americans?
Thanksgiving
What continent did the Portuguese first go around to get to India?
Africa
Which explorer was born in Genoa, Italy?
Christopher Columbus
What were the first Massachusetts settlers called?
Pilgrims
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
For freedom to worship God
What are the four large bodies of water on Earth called?
oceans
Where is the Strait of Magellan?
At south end of South America
How many of the 241 people survived the first round-the-world trip?
18 men
What Native American tribe did Squanto belong to?
Wampanoag
What is the Mayflower Compact?
America’s first self-governing agreement
What are the seven landmasses on Earth called (geographic name)?
continents
How did the West Indies get their name?
Columbus mistakenly thought he was by India
Who was the leader who first made it around the world?
Juan Sebastian Del Cano