Abeka Grade 4: History Ch 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1587 | Year that Roanoke "the Lost Colony" was founded |
| 1608 | Year Quebec is first successful French settlement in New World |
| 1607 | Year Jamestown is first permanent English settlement in New World |
| 1620 | Year Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock |
| wilderness | wild, empty land that has not been settled |
| merchants | businessmen |
| charter | an official permit to start settlements |
| Common House | combination house, fort, and church |
| self-government | when a group of people makes plans to govern or rule themselves |
| treaty | a written promise or agreement |
| Queen Elizabeth I | powerful queen of England |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Englishman who tried to start the colony of Roanoke in America |
| Virginia Dare | first English child born in America |
| Kimg James I | English king who wanted to have a successful colony in America |
| London Company | group of merchants who paid for the founding of Jamestown |
| Susan Constant Godspeed Discovery | three ships which brought the Jamestown settlers to America |
| Captain John Smith | leader of the Jamestown colony who said, "He that does not work shall not eat" |
| Separatists | Englishmen who wanted to separate from the Church of England |
| Mayflower | ship that brought the Pilgrims to America |
| Strangers | people on board the Mayflower who were not Separatists |
| Pilgrims | name given to the Sparatists and Strangers who traveled together on the Mayflower |
| Mayflower Compact | the first written agreement for self-government in America |
| John Carver | first governor of Plymouth |
| Elder Brewster | the Pilgrims' minister |
| Captain Miles Standish | soldier chosen by the Pilgrims to guide them in dealing with the Indians and in building a settlement |
| Samoset Squanto Massasoit | friendly Indians who helped the Plymouth settlers |
| William Bradford | governor of Plymouth for nearly thirty-six years |
| Of Plymouth Plantation | a history of Plymouth written by William Bradford |
| Roanoke | early English colony in America that disappeared; called "The Lost Colony" |
| Virginia | name given to England's land in America |
| Jamestown | England's first permanent settlement in the New World |
| Chesapeake Bay | bay on which Jamestown was built |
| Massachusetts | area where the Pilgrims settled |
| Plymouth | settlement founded by the Pilgrims in 1620 |
| 1588 | year England defeats the Spanish Armada |
| Roanoke | What was Sir Walter Raleigh's colony in America called? |
| Virginia Dare | Who was the first English child born in America? |
| it disappeared | What happened to Roanoke? |
| King James I | What king reopened England's efforts to establish a colony in America? |
| The London Company | What group of merchants or businessmen agreed to finance the founding of a colony? |
| Jamestown | What was England's first permanent settlement in the New World? When was it founded? |
| John Smith | What leader of Jamestown demanded that men work for their food? |
| 1609-1610 | What years were considered "the starving time"? |
| an official permit to start settlements in America | What is a charter? |
| 1. find a sea passage through America to the riches of the Indies 2. find gold, silver and valuable minerals 3. find the people of the Lost Colony of Roanoke 4. teach the Indians Christianity | What did King James I hope to do by beginning a colony? |
| Wealthy men who were lazy. They wanted to collect gold that was told to be laying on the beaches, waiting to be picked up. | What type of men were chosen by the London Company to start settlements in America? Why? |
| the Mayflower | What boat brought the Pilgrims to America? |
| Plymouth. 1620. | What was the name of the Pilgrims' colony? When was it founded? |
| John Carver. Elder Brewster. | Who was the first governor of the Pilgrims' colony? The minister? |
| Miles Standish | Whom did the Pilgrims choose as a soldier to protect them? |
| They were confident that God would help them. | Why did the Pilgrims have a thankful spirit and determine to continue on even during the hard times that first winter? |
| wild, empty land that has not been settled | What is a wilderness? |
| Sir Walte Raleigh | To whom did Queen Elizabeth give permission to start a colony in America? |
| Virginia | What was the name given to England's land in America? |
| Roanoke | What English colony is known as "The Lost Colony"? |
| the defeat of the Spanish Armada | What event caused England to win the war against Spain? |
| 1. find a sea passage through America to the riches of the Indies 2. find gold, silver and valuable minerals 3. find the people of the Lost Colony of Roanoke 4. teach the Indians Christianity | What were King James I's four goals for beginning a colony in America? |
| a group of merchants who paid for the founding of Jamestown | What was the London Company? |
| an official permit to start a settlement | What is a charter? |
| hard-working men to clear the land, farmers to farm for food to eat, carpenters to build houses and a fort, missionaries to teach Christianity to the Indians | What kind of men were needed to establish a colony in America? |
| Susan Constant Godspeed Discovery | Name the three ships which brought the men to Virginia. |
| James River | On what river was Jamestown built? |
| an area where the ground is wet and spongy and where the land cannot be farmed | What is a swamp? |
| "He that does not work, shall not eat" | What was John Smiths' rule for the colonists of Jamestown? |
| the starving time | What did the Jamestown colonists call the terrible winter of 1609-1610? |
| 1619 | When did the first women arrive in Jamestown? |
| Tobacco | What became Jamestown's main "money crop"? |
| no | Were King James I's four goals for Jamestown met? |
| Separatists | What religious group wanted to separate from the Church of England? |
| Holland | Where did the Separatists go before coming to America? |
| Mayflower | What boat brought the Separatists to America? |
| strangers | What were the people who were not Separatists on board the Mayflower called? |
| Pilgrims | What name was given to the Separatists and Strangers who traveled together on the Mayflower? |
| Mayflower Compact | What document was the first written agreement for self-governement in America? |
| Plymouth | What was the name of the Pilgrim's colony? |
| John Carver | Who was the first governor of Plymouth? |
| Elder Brewster | Who was the minister in Plymouth? |
| Captain Miles Standish | Who helped the pilgrims in dealing with the Indians and building their settlement? |
| William Bradford | What governor of Plymouth wrote Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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