SS Chap 5 Review Flashcards
Sailed along the Atlantic Coast and found New York Harbor which was named after him.
Giovanni da Verrazano
Found a great fishing area at the Grand Banks off the east coast of Canada
John Cabot
Wanted to make England strong and rich so she sent out ships to gain land
Queen Elizabeth I
Sailed down the Mississippi river but when they realized it wasn’t going west, they turned back.
Marquette and Joliet
Sailed for France, explored the St. Lawrence River, and claimed the land along the St. Lawrence river for France
Jaques Cartier
Brought settlers to the new world at Roanoke. After a year he had to go to england for supplies. The colony was never heard from again
John White
Received a charter from the queen to start the first english colony in North America
Sir Walter Raleigh
His crew mutinied against him by putting him his son and those loyal to him in a small boat out at sea
Henry Hudson
Helped the settlers at plymouth by teaching them how to hunt and trap and how to use fish to fertilize the soil when planting corn
Squanto
Was the king of England who did not like the idea of the colonists governing themselves
James I
Was an early settler of Plymouth and was elected to be their new leader after the first harsh winter
William Bradford
William Bradford called him a “special instrument sent from God”
Squanto
Once claimed “he who does not work shall not eat.”
John Smith
Grew Tobacco and married Pocahontas
John Rolfe
commanded men to parade, fire weapons and lead in a celebration
Miles Standish
were sachems, or leaders, of the Wampanoag
Massasoit and Samoset
A native american cheif in the Eastern Woodlands and Great Lakes region
Sachem
A water route beleived to flow through North America that explorers searched for from the 1500s to the 1700s.
Northwest Passage
A share of ownership in a company sold to pay for voyages, later profits would be shared with those who brought this
Stocks
A large fleet of ships, especially warships
armada
a land route between bodies of water
portage
a crop that is sold for money
cash crop
The law making body of colonial Virginia, established in Jamestown in 1619
House of Burgesses
An official document giving permission to do something, such as setle in an area
charter
an agreement that the Pilgrims made before landing in New England to make and obey just and equal laws
Mayflower Compact
a person who served someone for about 5 to 7 years so that their voyage would be paid to the New World. After this time they could own their own land
indentured servant
