BCA: 2nd Grade: Social Studies: Early America

a settlement of people who come from one country to live in another

• tribe

• town

• colony

• community

a person who comes to settle in a colony

• immigrant
• tourist
• colonist
• native

a person who makes a long journey for religious reason

• explorer
• tourist
• pilgrim
• resident

the ship the pilgrims sailed on to come to America

• Hindenburg
• Santa Maria
• Mayflower
• Titanic

a colony settle in 1620 in what is today Massachusetts by about 100 men, woman, and children known as pilgrims

• Louisiana

• Jamestown

• New York
• Plymouth

a Native American who taught the pilgrims how to grow crops, hunt and fish

• Sitting Bull
• Geronimo
• Squanto
• Pocahontas

True or False:

Squanto helped the Pilgrims colony to be successful.

• True

• False

What three crops did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to grow?

• wheat, barley, and rye
• potatoes, carrots, and turnips
• tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant
• corn, beans, and pumpkins

Colonist came to America for many reasons.

Pick all reasons we studied in class.

• To make money

• To have religious freedom

• To search for a better life

• To have a chance to own land

• To go on a long vacation

The Pilgrims face many problems in Plymouth.

Pick all the problems learned in class?

• The Pilgrims arrived in November when it was too late to plant crops.

• They did not have enough food.

• About half of the pilgrims did not survive the first winter.

• Squanto attacked and harmed many of the Pilgrims.

• The Pilgrims boat sank before making it to North America.