England Colonizes America

What other countries were in North America by the time the British started colonizing?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Germany

• France

Besides religious freedom, which reasons did Britons have for leaving for America.

• Land

• Gold

• Getting out of prison

• Money (business)

• Free boat

This is called the "Lost Colony".

• Jamestown

• Boston

• Virginia

• Roanoke

A company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.

• Corporation

• Joint-stock company

• Investment

• Nonprofit agency

The Jamestown colony's purpose was to...

• find gold.

• eat humans.

• Christianize the native population.

• grow tobacco.

This was the first representative government in the "New World".

• Mayflower Compact

• Jamestown Joint-Stock Company

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Boston Bill of Rights

This man made the Jamestown colony thrive despite it's problems.

• Powhatan

• John Smith

• King James I

• John Rolfe

The winter of 1609 in Jamestown is known as the...

• best ever.

• meat festival.

• can-i-bal

• Starving time

A person who is under contract to work for someone, likely still in Britain, for a period of time (likely 4-7 years).

• Slave

• Man servant

• Butler

• Indentured servant

The Plymouth colony was settled by separatists. We call them...

• Pilgrims.

• Puritans.

• Powhatans.

• Baptists.