Governor of what became known as the Lost Colony of Roanoke

The first permanent English settlement in North America formed by the Virginia Company in 1606

1609, Settlers in Jamestown suffered starvation because they were not prepared for the weather and harsh conditions of the new land.

He was the person in charge of the Jamestown colony and helped the colonists survive due to his many skills.

Daughter of Chief Powhatan known for her association with the colony in Jamestown.

One of the early English settlers of North America. The first person to cultivate tobacco in Virginia and was known for marrying Pocahontas.

English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; during his mission to find the Northwest Passage

Company founded by the Dutch to look for a direct route to the Indies through North America.

Dutch colonist, who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)

Also known as Pegleg Pete, New Amsterdam's colony governor ended up rendering his colony to the English when he ran out of ammunition.

New York- a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664

A direct passage to the Indies through North America. Many European explorers came to the New world looking for it, but they never found it.

Native American tribe who lived south of Canada by Lake Ontario and Northern New York State enemies of the Huron Indians and allied with the English

Native American tribe who settled in Oklahoma and Quebec, enemies of the Iroquois and allied with the French