discovery America- New world Flashcards
Sailor that lands in North America
Christopher Columbus
in 1587 The English found this Colony later to be known as the Lost Colony
Roanoke Virginia
the year Columbus discovered America
1492
First Colony 1607
Jamestown Virginia
these group of people land in Plymouth
Pilgrims
Why did the pilgrims flee to America
Religious freedom
He founded “Penn”sylvania Colony in 1681
William Penn
year of the first plymouth colony 3 day celebration giving thanks to the indians
1621
Colonists are
people who leave their country to settle in another in a colony
A Colony is
a settlement of new land
Virginia Dare
was the 1st child born in the new land
John Smilth ….
took charge to be leader of the Jamestown colony andbegan trading with powhatan
Squanto was
the indian who helped the pilgrims plant crops hunt fish to survive
Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims agreement they established before stepping off Mayflower that set laws and provided government for them to follow in their new home
the 13 colonies were
New England- massachusetts,New Hampshire, Conneticut Rhode Island
Middle Colonies- New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Deleware
Sothern Colonies- Virginia Maryland N Carolina S Carolina Georrgia