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American Studies Tes
Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who is christopher Columbus | A man who arrived in North America in search of gold and other riches from Spain in 1492 |
| who are conquistadors? | Spanish soldiers whom were ruthless |
| Who was Sir Walter Raleigh | Sponsered the settlement on Roanoke Island (NC) |
| What was the Lost Colony? | 1590 Sir Walter Raleigh and his crew and completely disappeared |
| When was the next attempt after the Lost Colony? | 1606 when people settled in jamestown |
| who was captain John Smith | imposed harsh laws to help colonists survive |
| When was the starving time? | 1609 and 1610 |
| why was tobacco so important to colonists? | it was a cash crop which was a huge success in england. |
| What was the Mayflower compact? | it was a pact by the men on the Mayflower that bound them to the captians orders. |
| What was Jamestown? | investers setteled here in the year 1606 to grow plantation. |