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Early Colonies
English in America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What resources did England use to get richer? | ability to built fast ships and have good sailors |
| How did England steal treasure from Spain? | with the queen's support they used pirate ships to attack Spanish ships carrying treasures; the treasures were given to England |
| Sir Francis Drake | most famous sea dog (captain of a pirate ship) and captain of the 2nd crew to sail around the world |
| Why were colonists sent to Roanoke Island? | set up a colony which protected the interests of England |
| How did the colonists from Roanoke Island get back to England? | after less than a year on the island the non committed colonist asked Sir Francis Drake to bring them back on his ship |
| Where was the Lost Colony? | Roanoke Island |
| Who was the leader of the Lost Colony? | John White; he went back to England for supplies and then had to stay for 3 years to fight the Spanish Armada, when he returned all the colonists were gone |
| Why did Roanoke and the Lost Colony fail? | landed too late in the summer to plant crops (not self-sufficient); the leaders were not strong; food ran low and the leader sailed back to England for more food and supplies |
| Why did they choose the location for Jamestown? | protected from the coast so the Spanish couldn't find them, deep water to anchor boats; good water supply |
| Why was Captain John Smith sent to Jamestown? | get the colony functioning and the colonist working with his "no work, no food" rule; Powhatan Indians were angry and they feared him |
| What was the cash crop of Jamestown? | tobacco |
| Who introduced tobacco? | John Rolfe; he married the Powhatan chief's daughter, Pocahontas, as she helped the Jamestown colonists |
| How did the colonists get help with their growing tobacco industry? | African slaves and indentured servants which were poor Europeans who agree to work for certain number of years without pay for food, housing and clothes in America |
| Who are the Powhatan Indians? | Indians that lived near and around Jamestown; they captured John Smith |
Created by:
Mrs. Swiander
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