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33 Cards in this Set
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Columbus discovered the New World in _____.
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1492
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___ ___ _ ________ of Spain discovered Florida and was the first European to reach the mainland of the U.S.
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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The first permanent, European settlement was in _______ _______ in Florida in 1565.
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St. Augustine
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The ______ settled in the southern part of North America, while the _______ settled in Canada.
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Spanish
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___ _____ claimed part of North America for England in ____.
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John Cabot
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Why was the change to a Protestant country important for England?
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Because it meant that people were free to read the Bible for themselves.
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_____ ___ _ had called for a Bible to place in every church.
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Queen Elizabeth I
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Queen Elizabeth I gave __ __ permission to begin a colony in America.
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Walter Raleigh
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The island of ___ was chosen as the first place to begin a colony.
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Roanoke
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The part of the New World that the captains had explored was called _____ after the Queen.
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Virginia
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Why did the first group of men who went to Roanoke Island not establish a colony?
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Because they were more interested in making money than starting a colony, and they ran out of food.
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Sir Walter Raleigh sent a second group to Roanoke to start a colony. What happen to them?
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When John White returned to the colony, they had disappeared.
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Who was the governor of the first colony?
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John White
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The first English child born in Virginia was named ___ ___.
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Virginia Dare
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In 1588, the English defeated the powerful Spanish fleet known as the ___ ___.
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Spanish Armada
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When John White returned to the colony after the defeat of Spain, the only thing he found was the word _______ carved on a tree.
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Croatoan
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Roanoke is still known today as the "____ _____".
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Lost Colony.
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A ___ ___ is a graph that is used to show events in their correct order.
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time line
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When Queen Elizabeth I died, __ ___ came to the throne.
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King James I
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What were the 4 things King James I wanted to do:
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1. find a passage to India
2. to find gold, silver and other minerals in the New World 3. find the people of the Lost Colony 4. teach the Indians about Christianity |
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The ___ ____ started a business in the colonies with the colonists.
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London Company
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The ______-______ system allowed the colonists to work for the common good of the colony and receive food and supplies from a public storehouse.
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"common-store" system
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Why were the men the London Company chose to go to the colony not right for the job?
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Because they were wealthy men who were not use to working hard.
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In April of _____ three small ships came to the Chesapeake Bay.
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1607
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In April of 1607, three small ships came to the Chesapeake Bay. They were:
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1.Susan Constant
2.Godspeed 3.Discovery |
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The three ships went up the ___ _____ and established the first English colony, _______, in a swampy area.
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James River
Jamestown |
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Why did so many people die the first year at Jamestown.
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The water supply dried up, and the mosquitoes brought malaria.
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__ ___ ___ took over Jamestown and made the rule: "He that will not work shall not eat."
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Captain John Smith
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The time period between 1609-1960 was known as the "__ ____".
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"starving time"
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Jamestown's first governor was __ __ ___ ___.
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Lord De La Warr
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The governor after Warr was ___, who started a new system of work called ___ ___ ____.
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Dale
free enterprise system |
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The __ __ ____ was a system that allowed men to own their own land and raise crops for profit.
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free enterprise system
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In 1619, the Dutch brought the first ________ to Virginia to work as slaves.
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blacks
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