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Explorers
Plymouth
Jamestown
Vocabulary
Hodge Podge
100
Why did Columbus explore?
To find a faster trading route to India
100
What is another name for separatists?
Pilgrims
100
Who was Jamestown named after?
King James I
100
What is the oldest permanently settled city in the US?
St. Augustine
100
The pilgrims signed this to establish a government.
The Mayflower Compact
200
What did the queen and king secretly believe about Columbus' first voyage?
They thought their was little chance that Columbus would ever return
200
Why did the Separatists (Pilgrims) want to leave England?
They wanted to establish a different church. (Religious freedom)
200
What crop was known as the "gold" of Jamestown?
Tobacco
200
The name of someone who had to work in order to have freedom
indentured servant
200
Also known as separatists
Pilgrims
300
What happened to Henry Hudson?
He was mutinied and left for dead by his crew.
300
What happened at the First Thanksgiving? (Tell three things.)
The Pilgrims and Wampanoag celebrated together. The Wampanoags taught the Pilgrims to grow crops. The Pilgrims wanted to share their harvest. The Wampanoags brought deer to share. The Pilgrims shared goose, turkey, lobster and corn. The celebration lasted 3 days. They played games and ate food.
300
Who was the man that became good friends with Pocahontas?
John Smith
300
It didn't matter how long this person worked, they would never be free.
slave
300
What year did Columbus explore the New World?
1492
400
What happened because of Columbus' voyage to the New World?
Other European countries began to plan explorations
400
What did the Pilgrims sign to establish a government?
Mayflower Compact
400
Who was the American Indian princess who helped the people in Jamestown?
Pocahontas
400
Also known as gold in Jamestown
tobacco
400
Why were the Pilgrims called Separatists?
They wanted to "separate" from the church of England.
500
Why did European countries want to establish colonies in the New World? (3 things)
to firmly establish their presence in the New World to keep other European countries out to keep problems with American Indians to a minimum
500
Why did the colony at Plymouth survive the first winter?
They established a positive relationship with the American Indians.
500
What is the name of the first government system established in the USA?
The House of Burgesses
500
Native Americans and colonists celebrated this great harvest
Thanksgiving
500
Who sent Columbus to search for a faster trade route to India?
The king and queen of Spain.