Early Explorers and Settlers Flashcards
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Which well-known explorer crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Which monarchs provided the funding for Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas in 1492?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What did these conquerors hoped to find in the Americas?
Gold and silver
What were Spanish conquerors called?
Conquistadors
Which ruler of England sent explorers on a dangerous voyage to find land in the Americas?
Queen Elizabeth I
On which island in North America did the English establish their first colony?
Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina
What eventually happened to the English colony on Roanoke Island?
The Roanoke Colony mysteriously disappeared.
Which present-day U.S. state did the English reach when they sent another voyage to the New World in 1606?
Virginia
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What was the name of the native Americans the English settlers had taken?
The Powhatan
Which mistake did the settlers first make when building their colony?
They chose swampland to settle on, which wasn’t good for farming, had lots of mosquitos carrying diseases, and no clean drinking water
Who became the leader of Jamestown and made peace with the Powhatan people?
Captain John Smith
What did the English settlers trade with the Powhatan?
Food for axes and blankets
What was the name of the daughter of Chief Powhatan who helped the settlers to in the cold winter?
Pocahontas
Which plant did the English settlers discover that eventually made them very rich?
Tobacco
Where did enslaved African people have to work during that time period?
On plantations, especially in colonies like Virginia, where they grew crops such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton.
Which group of people wanted to sail to Virginia so they could worship God in their own way?
The Pilgrims
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims set sail on?
The Mayflower
Where did the Pilgrims land instead of Virginia?
In present-day Massachusetts
What did the Pilgrims name their new home in Massachusetts?
Plymouth
Who showed the Pilgrims how to plant crops on land that was new to them?
A native American called Squanto
Which celebration did the Pilgrims hold to thank the Wampanoag people for their help?
Thanksgiving
Which other group of English people came to New England to worship God in their own way?
The Puritans
