Early American Settlements: Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachustetts Bay, Pennsylvania, and Georgia Flashcards

Q: When was the Roanoke Colony established?

A: 1585

Q: Where was the Roanoke colony established?

A: Present-day North Carolina

Q: Why was the Roanoke colony founded?

A: To expand England's territory and to search for gold and other riches.

Q: How was the land for farming in the Roanoke Colony?

A: Poor

Q: In the Roanoke Colony, the colonists were mostly _________________________.

A: Businessman that didn't know how to farm

Q: How long did the first group of settlers stay on Roanoke Island?

A: One year

Q: Who was the leader of the second group of settlers on Roanoke Island?

A: John White

Q: Who was the founder of the Roanoke Colony?

A: Sir Walter Raleigh

Q: Where did John White return to for supplies?

A: England

Q: What happened to the colony when John White returned?

A: It had disappeared.

Q: When was Jamestown Settlement established?

A: 1607

Q: Where was Jamestown Settlement established?

A: On the James River inside the Chesapeake Bay

Q: Who was the founder of Jamestown Settlement?

A: The Virginia Company

Q: Why was Jamestown Settlement established?

A: To expand England's territory, to search for gold and other riches
and to grow cash crops

Q: What was John Smith's motto on working?

A: "Those that don't work, don't eat.

Q: When Smith was injured, what happened?

A: The colonists quit working

Q: The winter after the colonists quit working in the Jamestown
Settlement, many people died. What was this time called?

A: The "starving time

Q: In 1612, who planted the first successful tobacco crop and what
colony was this person part of?

A: John Rolfe/ Jamestown Settlement

Q: Tobacco helped Jamestown prosper and become the first ________________________________________.

A: Permanent English settlement in North America

Q: When was Plymouth Colony established?

A: 1620

Q: Where was Plymouth Colony established?

A: Cape Cod

Q: Who were the founders of Plymouth Colony?

A: The Pilgrims

Q: Why was Plymouth Colony established?

A: For the pilgrims' religious freedom

Q: What happened to Pilgrims when they practiced their religious
beliefs in England?

A: They were persecuted

Q: In 1620, 102 pilgrims left on a ship to go to North America. What
was the name of this ship?

A: The Mayflower

Q: When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony established?

A: 1628

Q: Why was the Massachusetts Bay Colony established?

A: The Puritans wanted to avoid religious persecution

Q: When was the Pennsylvania Colony established?

A: 1681

Q: Why was the Pennsylvania Colony established?

A: The Quakers wanted religious freedom

Q: When was the Georgia Colony established?

A: 1733

Q: Why was the Georgia Colony established?

A: They wanted economic freedom