People
John Cabot was an explorer from ________
England
The first English colony in America, founded near the James River, was called _______________________
Jamestown
The Great ______________ was when thousands of people left England to migrate to America
Migration
Explorer who explored the Hudson River Valley for the Dutch in 1609
Henry Hudson
A group of Puritans who "Separated'' from the English Church and came to America
Separatists
Spain and France were friends or enemies in the 1500s?
Enemies
Privately owned ships that attacked ships from other countries were called______
Privateers
Founder of the Colony of Georgia
James Oglethrope
The group of Separatists who came to America on the May Flower were called _______________
Pilgrims
A colony governed by the proprietor or owner of the colony
Proprietary colony
Many poor English famers came to _______ for a better life
America
Representatives to Virginia's legislature
Burgesses
A Native America Group that lived in the Jamestown Area before the Europeans arrived
Powhatan
The Northern Route through North America to the Pacific Ocean
Northwest Passage
Companies that collected a lot of money to help pay for large projects, such as voyages to America, were called ___________
Joint stock companies
A Spanish army captain. Francisco __________
Pizarro
People whose religious beliefs differed from most other people in the community where called _____
Heretics
A system where conquistadors have control of Native American villages
Encomienda
A war between the English Parliament and English King
English Civil War
Italian explorer who wanted to find another water route to Asia but found America. Christopher _______
Columbus