Colonial Beginnings
This European country established the first permanent colony in what would become the U.S. in 1607.
England.
This was the first successful English settlement in North America
Jamestown
This powerful confederacy of tribes lived in the Northeast and played a major role in colonial interactions.
Iroquois Confederacy
He led the Jamestown colony and famously said, “He who does not work, shall not eat.”
John Smith
Colonists and Natives often fought over this resource.
Land
Many colonists came to the New World seeking this type of freedom.
Religious freedom.
The colony of Plymouth was founded by this group seeking religious freedom.
The Pilgrims.
This tribe lived near Jamestown and was led by Chief Powhatan.
Powhatan Tribe.
She was the Native American woman who married John Rolfe and helped create peace between her tribe and the English.
Pocahontas
The colonists believed in this “right” to settle Native lands, ignoring tribal ownership.
Manifest Destiny
The trip across the Atlantic Ocean that brought colonists to America was called this.
Middle passage or Atlantic passage.
The first representative government in the colonies was formed here.
House of Burgesses
This Native American woman is credited with helping the Jamestown settlers.
Pocahontas
This leader of the Pilgrims helped govern Plymouth and wrote about the colony's early years.
William Bradford
This 1675–1676 conflict between New England colonists and Native tribes devastated many communities.
King Philips War.
This joint-stock company funded the founding of Jamestown.
Virginia Company
This Native American helped the Pilgrims grow crops and survive their first winter.
Squanto
This tribe, native to the area around Plymouth, celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
The Wampanoag Tribe
This Englishman introduced tobacco farming to Jamestown, making the colony profitable.
John Rolfe
This series of conflicts between the Powhatan and English settlers occurred in the early 1600s.
Anglo-Powhatan Wars
This harsh winter from 1609–1610 in Jamestown led to the death of many settlers.
Starving Time
Before going ashore, the Pilgrims signed this agreement to self-govern.
The Mayflower Compact.
This deadly epidemic wiped out many New England tribes before major colonization began.
Smallpox
This Native American leader tried to unite tribes against colonists during King Philip’s War.
Metacom or King Philip
This boundary was often used by the British to limit western settlement after Native conflicts.
Proclamation Line