Exploration
Mr. Griffin
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
In what current US state is Jamestown located in?
Virginia
Who was Jamestown named in honor of?
King James I
What country colonized Jamestown?
England
What were the goals of the Jamestown Colony?
To find goldTo find a trade route to Asia
Did the colonists in Jamestown ever discover gold?
NO
How did the Jamestown Colonists “become wealthy”?
Growing Tobacco
What was the beginning of Representative Government in
North America?
The House of Burgesses
What was the “Northwest Passage”?
A water route to Asia
What countries were exploring/colonizing land in North
America?
England, France, Spain, the Netherlands
What Walt Disney movie was associated with Jamestown?
Pocahontas
Who became a successful leader at Jamestown?
John Smith
What year did the Pilgrims arrive in North America?
1620
The Plymouth Colony is located in what current US state?
Massachusetts
What was the primary goal of the Pilgrims?
Religious Freedom
Where did the term “Puritan” come from?
Puritans wanted to “purify” the church.
Plymouth made profits by processing and exporting this
product.
Lumber
What were the Godspeed and the Discovery?
Ships that brought colonists to Jamestown
True or False
The Plymouth Colony had to endure harsher winters than the Jamestown
Colony
True
What is an apprentice?
Person who learns a trade from a “master” in a particular field
What colonist developed a “sweet” form of tobacco at Jamestown?
John Rolfe
True or False – ½ of the original colonists at Plymouth died during
the first winter
True
Thanksgiving began in which colony?
Plymouth
Which colony was originally built on swamp land?
Jamestown
What is the willingness to let others practice their own customs and
beliefs
toleration
What is the Sabbath
The holy day of rest
Where did slavery in North America begin?
Jamestown
Which colony had good relations with the natives – and poor relations
with the Indians.
JamestownPlymouth
Both
Both
Which colony practiced some form of the Christian religion?
JamestownPlymouth
Both
Both
What is a “town meeting”?
Session in which citizens discuss and vote on local community issues
