Early English Settlements

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settlement

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a small community that is started in a new place

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marsh

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wet, low-lying land that is poorly drained

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colonist

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a person who settles in a colony

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colony

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a community ruled by another country, not by its own people

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democratic

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relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives

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ally

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one person or nation united with another for a common purpose

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Roanoke is considered a _____ _________, because all its settlers disappeared

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lost colony

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Roanoke is located near present-day

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North Carolina

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Settlers came to Roanoke ___ _______ ___ ______ _____ in 1587.

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in search of a better life

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_________ _______ returned to Roanoke after being absence for 3 years only to find no sign of Settlers.

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Capt John White

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Capt John White found in Roanoke after his 3 yr absence?

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(No sign of the settlers) and all of their houses were gone

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Capt White found the word _____ carved __ __ _____ _____ of a ruined fort.

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Croatoan

on the gatepost

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Capt White ______ _______ ______ ____ _____ _____, and he never discovered ______ __________ ___ ____ _______ ____ ________.

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never knew what Croatoan meant

what happened to the settlers of Roanoke.

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Jamestown was the ____ ______ _____ in North America and present day _______.

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he first successful colony

Virginia

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Settlers came to Jamestown
______ ______ ____ ______in 1607.

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in search of riches

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Settlers named their colony in honor of their King, ________ _______.

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King James

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Because settlers built Jamestown ____ ____ _____, the land was not good for farming, ___________

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on a marsh

and mosquitoes, which carried deadly diseases.

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By the end of 1607, disease and other hardships _____ ______ ______ ___ ____ _______.

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had killed many of the settlers.

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Later, ________, an Indian lady ________ _________ ____ ______ with the colonists.

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Pocahontas

brought food to trade

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In 1608 ______ became the colony and soon demanded that "_______ _____ ____ _______ ___ _____ ____ ___________ ________ ________ _____ _____!"
His leadership saved the colony.

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John Smith

leader of Jamestown

"anyone who wasn't willing to work to maintain Jamestown would not eat!"

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Winter of 1609 - 1610 was known as __________ ________. And only about 60 settlers survived in Jamestown.

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Starving Time

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Jamestown had the ______ ________ ___________ in the colonies.

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first democratic government

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Plymouth was started by people who were _________ _____ _________ ________ from the Church of England.

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looking for religious freedom

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In 1670, Pilgrims sailed from _________ on the ___________.

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from England
on the Mayflower

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__________ is in present day ________________.

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Plymouth

Massachusettes

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Upon arriving but before going ashore, the Pilgrims wrote a _____ ___ ___________ ____ _____ ___ ____ _____ _____ _________ __________ __________. This agreement is known as the ___________ __________.

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plan of government with rules to help them all live peacefully together

Mayflower Compact

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When did the Pilgrims land in Plymouth?

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In Winter

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When Pilgrims arrived in winter, and it was too late to plant crops. What happened?

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Nearly half of them died of disease and starvation

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In March of 1621, __________ came to help the _________ ______ ______ ____ ______ _______.

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Squanto

the Pilgrims plant crops and catch fish.

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__________ _________ was elected _________ _____ ________ in 1621 and help his post _____ _____ _____ _____ ________.

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William Bradford

governor of Plymoth

more than 30 years