St. Augustine & the Spanish
St. Augustine is the oldest European city in America, settled by _______ in 1565.
Spain
Roanoke was located in what current U.S. state?
North Carolina
In what year was Jamestown settled?
1607
The name of the first child born into the New World.
Virginia Dare
Think of the Spanish, French, and English...who wanted to conquer the Natives? Who wanted to settle? Who wanted to trade?
Spanish - conquer
English - settle
French - trade
The conquistador from Spain who first landed in St. Augustine in 1513.
Ponce de Leon
John White
The cruel winter at Jamestown was known as _____
The Dying Time or Starving Time
What animal helped Natives gain more access to food and allowed them to travel quicker and farther?
Horses
What country does Saariland represent in real history?
England
Why were many of the streets narrow in St. Augustine?
It offered protection against raids and pirates.
Why was John White not able to return with supplies immediately?
Spain and England were at war.
What type of 'town' did the settlers build at Jamestown?
Triangular fort
The Dutch settled this area and accidentally bought it from the wrong tribe.
Manhattan/NY
Describe 1 major difference from LTH and real history.
Answers vary.
Describe what a presidio was.
A Spanish settlement where their soldiers lived in tough conditions.
What word was carved into a post at Roanoke?
Croatoan
Why is Jamestown so important to remember?
It is the first permanent English colony in the New World.
After Jamestown was settled and tobacco took root, what country slowly became the most powerful in the world?
England
Describe 3 similarities of LTH and real history.
Answers vary.
What is a missionary OR what was their purpose?
Missionaries were sent to the New World from Spain to convert Natives to Christianity -- mainly for tax reasons.
What is the most likely theory of what happened to the settlers?
What are three different items that settlers were forced to eat due to starvation?
Pets, leather, rodents, maggots...their own dead
Describe why musket balls may have teeth marks indented in them.
Used as pain tolerance for surgery/amputation -- prevent victim from biting off tongue.
Name 3 hardships the settlers faced at Jamestown.
Disease, starvation, Natives, lack of supplies, lack of food, etc.