Vocabulary
Crop grown for a profit
Cash crop
He was the leader of the Jamestown Colony who helped the colonists survive.
John Smith
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The movement of food, animals, people and ideas from the Old World to the New World.
What is the name of the Ocean travelers crossed from Europe to the Americas?
The Atlantic Ocean
What modern state was the Plymouth Colony located?
Massachusetts
Agreed to work for someone for an amount of time in exchange for the cost of the voyage to North America.
Indentured Servants
Why did the English want to establish colonies in North America?
The English wanted find gold, other resources, or for religious freedoms
What were positive impacts of the Columbian Exchange?
New food - healthier diets
New animals - improved nutrition and transportation
Which colony (Jamestown, Roanoke, Plymouth) is farthest north?
Plymouth
What modern state was Jamestown Colony located
Virginia
Came over to the new world looking for religious freedom.
Pilgrims
Name the first two permanent English settlements in North America.
Jamestown and Plymouth
What were the negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange?
Diseases
Slavery
Which colony (Jamestown, Roanoke, Plymouth) is farthest south?
Roanoke
The Bahamas
Enslaved people were captured and forced to work on plantations.
Indentured servants agreed to work for the person who paid for their voyage to North America.
The leader of the Powhatan tribe who helped the Jamestown colonists in the beginning.
Chief Powhatan
Where did potatoes come from? Old or New World?
New World
What location was originally called New Amsterdam.
Manhattan / New York City
What modern country did Columbus sail from?
Spain
A plan of government for the Plymouth colony.
Mayflower Compact
He spoke some English and taught the Plymouth colonists how to fish, hunt and farm in the new land.
Squanto
Where did llamas come from? Old World or New World
New World
What river was Jamestown situated on?
The James River
What year was Columbus's voyage?
1492