People
The husband of Pocahontas, he discovered the value of tobacco as a "cash crop".
John Rolfe
Where did the English first try to establish a colony in the New World.
Roanoke
English and French trappers sought this animal in the New World for its fur.
Beaver
How were the English and French colonies different?
French: Catholic, less religious freedom, did not value education, most did not bring families as they were trappers/fishermen, had better relations with Indians.
English: Protestant, more religious freedom, education valued, started schools, education was for all, established more cities and towns, did not have good relationships with the Indians as a rule.
He was the first explorer to see the Mississippi River.
Hernando De Soto
The Pilgrims
Most African slaves brought to the New World were sent to this nation in South America.
Brazil
Describe the Massachusetts Bay Colony and what they were trying to do.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established as an English colony by the Puritans. The Puritans came to the New World for religious freedom and to purify the Church of England. The colonists made their living through farming, fishing, and trade.
Their main goal was to establish the ideal Christian colony, like "a city on a hill" for all to see.
In the Jamestown Colony, he brought order and discipline during the "Starving Time" and saved the colony.
John Smith
What group of colonists founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The Puritans
This fish was very popular with both the English and French and was mainly caught off the coast of Newfoundland.
Cod
The Governor of Plymouth Colony, he wrote the book, "The History of Plymouth Plantation".
William Bradford
The French colonists in North America observed this religion.
Roman Catholic
Early colleges in the New World were established to train these people.
Preachers
This Spanish explorer, discovered and named Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon
What was the most difficult season for the colonists in the New World?
Winter
The colonies of this country did not value education, thinking it only benefited the rich.
The French
This French explorer discovered two of the Great Lakes and was later called "The Father of New France".
Samuel de Champlain
Most English colonists settled in this area of the New World.
The Atlantic Coast area
Name the two Indian Tribes that became allies of the French due to the help of the Coureurs.
Algonquin
Huron
This Spanish explorer spent many years looking for the "Fountain of Youth" in what is now Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon
Canada
At this time, the country of China was called by this name.
Cathy
He discovered and named the Saint Lawrence River in what is now Canada.
Jacques Cartier
This English colony almost did not survive due to a harsh winter "Starving Time".
Jamestown
Many early explorers in North America thought that this area in the South West was an island.
California
This Indian Chief fought the French at Gaspe' Bay.
Donnaconna
The Puritans were trying to "purify" what European church by coming to the New World?
The Church of England
Name all five of the Great Lakes.
Remember: H O M E S
Huron Ontario Michigan Erie and Superior
This Indian princess married John Rolfe and helped bring peace to the Jamestown colony with the Indians.
Pocahontas
These colonies had the most religious freedom in the New World.
The English Colonies
Another name for Europe during this time was...
The Old World
He funded the first English colony in the New World, Roanoke.
Sir Walter Raleigh
Located new Manteo, NC, the Roanoke Colony also became known as ...
The Lost Colony
The name of the first "mission" established by the Spanish in California was ...
San Diego
This colony wanted to be thought of as a "City on a hill" as an example of how a Christian colony should be settled.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony
What is the oldest continually inhabited city in what is now the United States?
St. Augustine (in Florida)
Many sailors of the this time suffered from this disease caused by a lack of vitamin C.
Scurvy