Lesson 1 Flashcards
How did Massachusetts bay get successful?
They arrived early in the year to plant crops.
They brought in a large group of people with many different skills.
They had a strong leader who encouraged them to be an example to others.
Indentured servant
Someone who agrees to work for the cost of a voyage to North America.
How did Plymouth become successful?
Squanto and the Wampanogs taught them how to plant crops, hunt, and fish.
What was the relationship with the nearby Native Americans for Plymouth?
They agreed to livid in peace with the Wompanogs
How did Jamestown become successful?
By selling tobacco which became a cash crop.
A strong leader named John Smith told them if they didn’t work they wouldn’t eat.
The arrival of women and indentured servants dramatically improved the environment.
What was the relationship with the nearby Native Americans for Massachusetts Bay?
You may assume the had a decent relationship with the Massachusetts Indians because they named there colony after them.
Cash Crop
A crop that people grow and sell to earn money.
What was the relationship with the nearby Native Americans for Jamestown?
They demanded food over land and attacked the Natives.
Stock
A share of ownership in a company.
What were the mistakes of Plymouth?
They brought little food and no cattle.
They arrive to late in the year to plant crops so they didn’t have enough food.
About half died of hunger and disease.
What was the goal of Massachusetts Bay?
For religious freedom. They wanted a community where they could practice their own religious freedoms.
What was the goal of Plymouth?
For religious freedom.
Invest
To put money into something to earn more money.
What was the mistake of Jamestown.
When they first arrived they searched for gold and silver instead of learning to farm.
Many died of hunger and disease.
What was the goal of Jamestown?
To find gold and silver, to settle in North America, and invest in a company.
Charter
A document giving permission to a person or group to do something.
Who settled in Plymouth?
The pilgrims and separatist.
How did the people of Plymouth get their names?
A pilgrim is a person who makes a long journey for religious reasons.
They wanted to separate from the Church of England.
Who settled in Massachusetts Bay?
The puritans.
How did the people of Massachusetts Bay get their names?
They wanted to make themselves and their church pure and free from fault.
Cape
A strip of land that stretches into a body of water.
How did the people of Jamestown settle there?
It had great water, crop growing, and protection from the Indians in the woods.
Pilgrim
A person who makes a long journey for religious reasons.
Compact
An agreement.
