13 Colonies
What is another name for the northern colonies?
New England Colonies
What was written on the fence post at Roanoke Island?
"Croatoan"
Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony?
John Smith
Where did Christopher Columbus think that he traveled?
Asia
What makes up the "new world"?
North and South America
What are the three regions of the 13 colonies?
New England colonies, middle colonies, southern colonies
Who was the leader of Roanoke?
John White
What colony/state was Jamestown in?
Virginia
What was the columbian exchange?
The exchanging of goods between the old world and the new world
What are the "three G's" that are the reason why people explored?
God, Glory, Gold
What region of the colonies is the warmest?
Southern colonies
Why was it called the "lost colony" of Roanoke?
Because they disappeared
What was the starving time?
A time when there was no food and some even resorted to cannibalism
What is a reason that Christopher Columbus could be considered a villain?
Because he tortured many
Who were the first people to live to America's?
Natives
What are the colonies are part of the middle colonies?
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
What is one thing that could have possibly happened to the people of Roanoke?
Went to croatoan island
50 miles inland
Died from disease or starvation
Lost at sea
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe
What was Christopher Columbus credited with?
Finding the America's
What does the circumnavigate mean?
To travel all the way around the world
What did the northern colonies do to make money since their soil was bad?
Shipbuilding and Fishing
What was found on John White's map?
What did John Rolfe bring to Jamestown that saved the colony?
Tobacco seeds
Other than the natives, who was the first to find the Americas?
Lief Erikson
What is mercantilism?
When a country exports more than it imports to make money