13 Colonies
How many original colonies where there?
13
Which crop was the most important food grown by the Native Americans?
corn or maize
In which country was Columbus born?
Italy
In what year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Which animal became especially important to the Native Americans?
horses
On what island did Columbus first land?
Guanahani
The two religious groups in the New England colony were ________ and ________.
Pilgrims and Puritans
Which Native American nation helped the pilgrims survive in their early years at Plymouth?
Wampanoags
True or False? Toscanelli's ideas about the size of the earth and the distance to Asia were accurate enough to give Columbus a reliable estimate of the westward voyage.
False
What happened to the English settlers of Roanoke?
They mysteriously disappeared.
This Native American taught the Pilgrams how to grow corn, how to fish and hunt, and how to live well on the land. By fall Plymouth was prospering with barns filled with bountiful harvest and shiploads of furs and timbers.
Squanto
Which Italian explorer's name eventually became part of the name 'America'?
Amerigo Vespucci
Name the 13 colonies in their order of founding.
Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Georgia
Who saved John Smith from Powhatan? As a result John Smith was able to lead Jamestown, bargain with Powhatan, and then learn better ways to farm and fish from the Native Americans.
Pocahontas
"True or False?" Christopher Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic under the Spanish Crown.
True