primary source
A document or physical object which was written or created during the time of the event.
secondary source
a document or written work created after an event
age of exploration
the period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas
christopher columbus
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
columbian exchange
The exchange of goods and ideas between Native Americans and Europeans
the 3 G's
God, Gold, Glory
Pocahontas
A native Indian of America, daughter of Chief Powahatan, who was one of the first to marry an Englishman, John Rolfe, and return to England with him; about 1595-1617; Pocahontas' brave actions in saving an Englishman paved the way for many positive English and Native relations.
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia
powhatan
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia
john smith
English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia
John Rolfe
Married Pocahontas