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Ch7 EarlySettlements
Review for Quiz on Chapter 7 Early European Settlements of N. America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Early colony in North America named after Queen Elizabeth I | Virginia |
| He was one of the first people to tell Queen Elizabeth to begin a new colony in North America He helped found Roanoke | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| This colony mysteriously disappeared It was named for an Algonkian word | Roanoke Island |
| He was the first govenor of Roanoke Island | John White |
| This is a document that permits one to own land | charter |
| This is a large fleet of ships, Spain had one that was going to invade England | armada |
| He was the king of Spain who wanted to punish the English for attacking Spain's colonies | King PhillipII |
| A ______ is a statement that is true and can be proven or checked | fact |
| A(n) _________ is a personal view or belief | opinion |
| A water route through North America to Asia | Northwest Passage |
| This explorer beleived he was close to discovering a water route to Asia through North America | Henry Hudson |
| A _______ is the money remaining after the coasts of doing business have been paid | profit |
| This river is named after the explorer who was searching for the Northwest passage | Hudson River |
| An Italian explorer who sailed for England and found Newfoundland | John Cabot |
| He sailed for France and reached NEwfoundland in 1534 | Jacques Cartier |
| Jamestown was founded near this body of water | Chesapeake Bay |
| This was the name of Virginia before the English came | Tsenacomacoh |
| He was the leader of the native americans at Jamestown | Chief Powhatan |
| Owernship sold by a company in shares | stock |
| This settlement was on the coast Chesapeake Bay John Smith was its leader | Jamestown |
| He was the captain who created strict rules for the colonists at Jamestown | John Smith |
| The chief's daughter who saved John Smith from being killed | Pocahontas |
| He came up with the idea for a cash crop for Jamestown | John Rolfe |
| Tobacco is a ______ ________ for Jamestown and the southern states even today | cash crop |
| People who came to work in Jamestown to pay their way | indentured servants |
| This the law making house for the early colonies | House of Burgesses |
| The Chief of the Powhatan that wanted the English to leve | Openchancanough |
| Plymouth Colony was located near this popular vacation spot | Cape Cod |
| This was a new form of government for the New England Colonies | Mayflower Compact |
| This was a name for a leader of the native americans | sachem |
| He was the leader of the Wampanoag during the early 1600's | Massasoit |
| These native americans learned English and helped save the Pilgrims lives during the early years in New England | Squanto Samoset |
| The colony located in Massachusetts a famous rock is located there | Plymouth |
| He wrote a book about life in Plymouth Colony | William Bradford |
| The first feast in Plymouth known as this | Thanksgiving |
| He was an important leader of the Plymouth Colony during the first Thanksgiving | Miles Standish |