What is the name of the present day state where Roanoke was located?
North Carolina
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What were the colonists of Jamestown interested in finding?
Gold
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Why did the Pilgrims decide to leave England?
They left England for religious reasons. They wanted to be able to practice their own religion.
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Which two groups celebrated the First Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Americans
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Which colony was the first permanent English colony in America?
Jamestown
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What was the name of the first English baby born in America?
Virginia Dare
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Jamestown was located in the present day state of _________________.
Virginia
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What was the name of the boat that the Pilgrims traveled on from England to America?
The Mayflower
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Why was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
It was celebrated because the Pilgrims learned how to farm and they had a big harvest!
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How did John Smith help the Jamestown colony survive?
He motivated people to work.
He also tried to help improve the relationship between the colonists and the Native Americans.
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John White left the Roanoke colony to return to England for supplies. Why wasn't he able to return back to England for three years?
He wasn't able to return back to America for three years because Spain and England were at war with each other and the King and Queen of England would not let him leave because they needed his boats for fighting.
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What happened to the colonists of Jamestown during the winter of 1609?
Most of the colonists died because they were not prepared for the cold weather. Many of them starved to death.
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Where was the Plymouth colony located? (what is the state called today?) Where were the Pilgrims trying to sail to?
The Plymouth colony was located in Massachusetts. They were trying to get to Virginia, near the Jamestown colony.
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Name five foods that were eaten at the first Thanksgiving.
Explain two reasons why people from England might have decided to leave their country to live in America.
They wanted religious freedom. They wanted to start a brand new life. They were looking for gold and other riches.
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Why didn't the colonists of Roanoke get along with the Native Americans? Provide two reasons.
The colonists didn't get along with the Native Americans because they wanted to take over their land. They often fought against each other because the English colonists didn't respect nature and they were only interested in finding gold.
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Provide three examples of how Pocahontas helped the Jamestown colonists survive.
1) She brought them food.
2) She save John Smith's life.
3) She helped them after a fire destroyed much of their village by bringing them food and clothes.
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What was the Mayflower Compact and why was it important?
The Mayflower Compact was a piece of paper that the Pilgrims had to sign before they were able to get off the Mayflower. The Mayflower Compact listed the laws that the colonists had to follow. By signing the paper the colonists agreed to the laws.
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Did the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag always get along? Explain your anwer.
No they did not always get along. Eventually the colonists didn't need the help of the Native Americans and they just wanted to take over their land. This lead to fights between the colonists and the Native Americans.
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Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe
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When John White returned to Roanoke he didn't find anything except for the word Croatoan carved into a tree. Explain three possibilities as to what happened to the colonists.
1) They tried to go back to England, but their ship didn't make it.
2) They were killed by Native Americans.
3) They went to live with the Croatoan tribe.
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What problems did the colonists of Jamestown face?
Provide at least three problems.
1) The land was swampy and there were a lot of mosquitoes that carried diseases.
2) They didn't get along with the Native Americans.
3) There wasn't a lot of clean drinking water.
4) The colonists were lazy and didn't want to learn how to farm.
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What was life like in the Plymouth colony? Provide three examples.
Life was very strict. Religion was very important to the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims had to learn how to survive in the cold weather. The Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims learn how to farm. (There are many possible answers)
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What year did the first Thanksgiving take place?
1621
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What is a cash crop? What is an example of a cash crop that was grown in Jamestown?
A cash crop is a crop that is grown to sell in order to make money. Tobacco was a cash crop.