Primary Source Analysis
This document, written in 1620, was an early step toward self-government for the Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
He was the governor of Roanoke who returned to find the colony deserted.
Who is John White?
England’s first attempted colony in North America, later called the “Lost Colony.”
What is Roanoke Island?
A period in Jamestown where settlers faced extreme hunger and many died.
What is the Starving Time?
A settlement created in a new land that is still controlled by the home country.
What is a colony?
John Smith’s phrase “He that will not work, shall not eat” addressed this problem in Jamestown.
What is laziness or unwillingness to work?
DAILY DOUBLE
The first English child born in the New World.
Who is Virginia Dare?
The first permanent English settlement in North America.
What is Jamestown?
Pilgrims created this agreement to establish rules before settling in Plymouth.
What is Mayflower Compact?
A system where colonies send resources back to their mother countries.
What is mercantilism?
The word carved into a tree at Roanoke that still sparks debate today.
What is CROATOAN?
He helped Jamestown survive by enforcing strict rules and work.
Who is John Smith?
The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact before landing here.
What is Plymouth?
The disappearance of this colony remains one of America’s oldest mysteries.
What is Roanoke?
French traders who exchanged goods with Native Americans in New France.
Who are the Coureurs de Bois?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Primary Source: “The Indians shall be given in to the settlers to work and to pay tribute… the encomenderos are to instruct them in the Christian faith.” – Spanish Royal Orders, 1500s
Question: This source describes what colonial labor system in New Spain?
What is the encomienda system?
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
The Spanish established missions in this part of the New World.
Where is Central and South America?
Jamestown’s economy improved greatly with the success of this cash crop.
What is tobacco?
The trade of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Primary Source: “I promised to assist our friends, the Montagnais and Algonquin people, against their enemies, the Iroquois. It was with their help that we were able to travel in this country.” – Samuel de Champlain, 1603
Question: This excerpt shows that New France relied on what type of relationship with the natives?
What are alliances (through trade and military support)?
French explorer who founded Quebec in 1608.
Samuel de Champlain?
The French used these natural features as highway systems.
What are rivers?
Spain’s colonization motives summed up in three words.
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
The Jesuits in New France had this role.
What are missionaries?