Early settlements Flashcards
which settlement was known as the ‘‘lost colony’’?
Roanoke
which settlement was home to the pilgrims?
plymouth
captain john smith was the leader of which settlement?
jamestown
why did the pilgrims go to the new world?
religious freedom
what is a low area of wetland that can be unhealthy for people to live on?
marsh
what form of government was put in place for jamestown?
house of burgesses
what form of was put in place for plymouth?
mayflower compact
which native american helped the settlers in plymouth
squanto
which native american helped the settlers in jamestown ?
pocahontas
what was the major cash crop in jamestown?
tobacco
where was plymouth located?
massachusetts
where is jamestown located?
virginia
what year was jamestown founded?
1607
what year was plymouth founded?
1620
what word was carved into a tree and the only clue founded, when john white returned to roanoke
croaton