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Columbus & New World
Settlements
Colonies
Vocabulary
hodgepodge
100
What year did Columbus explore the New World?
1492
100
What was the name of the settlement that was named after King James?
Jamestown
100
Which of these is NOT a New England colony? Massachusetts, Georgia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
Georgia
100
The oldest permanently settled city in America
St. Augustine
100
became good friends with Pocahontas
John Smith
200
What is the New World?
the Western Hemisphere, including North and South America
200
Why did the Pilgrims want to leave England?
They wanted to establish a new church.
200
Which of the following is NOT a middle colony? New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Connecticut
200
mapmaker
cartographer
200
Indian Princess who helped people in Jamestown
Pocahontas
300
What did the king and queen of think would happen to Columbus on his first voyage?
They thought he would not return.
300
What is the reason the colony at Plymouth survived after the first winter?
They had good relations with the Native Americans.
300
Which of the following is NOT a southern colony? Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Delaware
Delaware
300
defeat in battle
conquer
300
a devoted religious person on a quest
pilgrim
400
Three reasons European countries wanted to establish colonies
1. wanted their presence in the New World 2. to keep other European countries from claiming land 3. to keep American Indians in the area less
400
Name three things that happened at the first Thanksgiving.
Pilgrims and Wampanoag celebrated together. Wampanoag taught the Pilgrims to grow crops Pilgrims wanted to share their first harvest with the Indians The Wampanoag tribe brought deer to cook and share. The Pilgrims shared goose, turkey, lobster and corn. They ate food and played games. It lasted 3 days.
400
Which colonies (south, new england, middle) had slaves?
south
400
to act against the government
treason
400
someone who travels to gain geographical or scientific information
explorer
500
Why did Columbus want to explore?
a faster trade route to India
500
What compact did the Pilgrims sign?
Mayflower compact
500
Which of the colonies (south, middle, new england) had the pilgrims?
new england
500
a disease spread by mosquitoes
malaria
500
first known government of America
House of Burgesses