Exploration
Mr. Griffin
What year was Jamestown founded?
In what current US state is Jamestown located in?
Who was Jamestown named in honor of?
What country colonized Jamestown?
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?
How did the Jamestown Colonists “become wealthy”?
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?
Who became a successful leader at Jamestown?
What year did the Pilgrims arrive in North America?
The Plymouth Colony is located in what current US state?
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.
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
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?
True or False – ½ of the original colonists at Plymouth died during
the first winter
Thanksgiving began in which colony?
Which colony was originally built on swamp land?
What is the willingness to let others practice their own customs and
beliefs
What is the Sabbath
The holy day of rest
Where did slavery in North America begin?
Which colony had good relations with the natives – and poor relations
with the Indians.
JamestownPlymouth
Both
Which colony practiced some form of the Christian religion?
JamestownPlymouth
Both
What is a “town meeting”?
Session in which citizens discuss and vote on local community issues