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49 Cards in this Set
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Who traveled to North America while trying to find a new route to Asia in 1497? Where exactly did they land? |
John Cabot (Giovanni Cabotti) landed in(two acceptable answers): San Francisco or The East Coast |
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Were the English interested in colonizing the Americas? |
No, they had very little interest whatsoever. |
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What part of the world were Spain and Portugal colonizing and looting? |
They were looting raw materials form Central and South America. |
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What was happening in England from 1495-1500? |
A struggle with change of religion (Catholiscism to the Church of England),the confusing married life of Henry VIII (the eighth), and Elizabeth's decision to not marry.
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Who was "The Virgin Queen" and why was she called that?
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"The Virgin Queen" was Elizabeth I (the first) and she was called this because she would not marry.
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Who offered their services as a privateer to Queen Elizabeth? What is a privateer? |
Sir Francis drake offered himself as a privateer which is basically a hired pirates. They would rob Spanish ships returning to Spain and send the loot to England. |
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Who first came up with the plan to colonize the coast of North America? What did he name it and why? |
Sir Walter Raleigh first came up with this plan and he named the land "Virginia" after his Virgin Queen. |
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Where was the first colony planned for? |
Roanoke Island. |
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Where is Roanoke Island now? |
Today it would be right off the coast of what is now North Carolina. |
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Who led the first expedition peopled by whole families? Why couldn't they plant and grow crops? |
John White led this first expedition and they could not plant and grow crops because they arrived late, in the winter. |
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Did the natives help the travelers on the first expedition? |
No, they were offended by people on previous expeditions. |
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Who went back to England for supplies on the first expedition? What was happening at the time? |
John White was sent for supplies and his daughter, Eleanor gave birth to the first white child born in America, Virginia Dare. |
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Who was the first white child born in America? |
Virginia Dare. |
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Who was John White's daughter? |
Eleanor. |
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Why was John White held in England while he was retrieving supplies for the settlement? When did he finally get back to Roanoke? |
Spain was about the invade England and all ships were taken for defense. He returned to Roanoke 3 years later. |
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What happened when John White returned to Roanoke after leaving to gather supplies? |
Everyone was missing with only the word "Croaton" carved on a tree to serve as a hint as to where they disappeared to. The buildings were taken down, there were no signs of violence, and the colonists were never found. |
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What are some theories about what took place in Roanoke? |
1) They were absorbed by a native Croatoan tribe. 2) The Spanish came and either killed or kidnapped them.3) They Tried to leave but ended up drowning.4) To avoid discouraging possible settlers, White came back and buried the bodies. |
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When did the second effort of colonization take place? |
1605 in Jamestown. |
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When did John Smith come to North America? Where did he land? |
John Smith came to the coast of Massachusetts in 1615. |
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What term did John Smith coin? |
"New England". |
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How did the natives treat John Smith when he first came to North America? |
The natives were not hostile and John Smith's men interacted with them. |
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How many coastal Indians had died by 1620? |
Around 85% of the coastal Indians had died. Whole villages were empty. |
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How long was England a Protestant country? Who changed it and to what? |
England was a Protestant country until 1531 when Henry VIII wanted it to be more Catholic with the exception of no pope and the fact that the king would be the head of the church. |
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Where did the Separatists decide to move to get away from the persecution of England? How long where they there? |
The Separatists moved to the Netherlands (Holland) and lived there for 5 years. |
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Why did the Separatists decide to move out of Holland? |
They saw their children picking up habits from the Dutch. |
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Who sponsored the separatists when they wanted to move to North America? |
A group called "the Adventurers" ended up sponsoring the Separatists. |
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What was their first boat called and why didn't they sail the whole way on it? |
The first boat was called "The Speedwell" and left in August of 1620. They had to return because the Speedwell took on too much water and many think that the captain scuttled the ship because he didn't want to go to America. |
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When and where did the Separatists land on their second try of the voyage? What was the second ship called? |
The Separatists landed in Cape Cod in the fall. They sailed on the Mayflower. |
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Where had the Separatists intended to land? Why didn't they land there? |
The Separatists had intended to land at the mouth of the Hudson River but they were tricked into landing elsewhere. |
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How long did the Separatists stay in Cape Cod? |
5 weeks. |
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How many passengers sailed on the Mayflower? |
102 passengers sailed on the Mayflower. |
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How many pilgrims died in the winter of 1620-21? |
47 pilgrims. |
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What tribe was watching the settlers from the Mayflower? |
The Wampanoak tribe.
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Who sailed on the Mayflower? |
The Separatists. |
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Who was sent as an emissary for the tribe? What did they say? |
Samoset was sent and when he got there he said, "Welcome Englishmen! Got beer?" |
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Where did Samoset pick up some English? |
From fishermen who frequented the coast. |
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Who was Elizabeth I? |
She was the Virgin Queen because she would not marry. |
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Who was Sir Walter Raleigh? |
He came up with the first plan to colonize the coast of North America from the Chesapeake down. He also name the area "Virginia" are his Virgin Queen. |
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Who was Martin Luther? |
He started the Protestant Reformation. |
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Who was John Calvin? |
A Swiss French minister who developed an idea opposite of the Catholic Church. His idea was that you got to heaven by being devoted to God, not by doing good things. |
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Who was John White? |
An artist who sailed to Roanoke. He left to get supplies and when he came back there was nobody left. He was the grandfather of the first white child born in America. |
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Who was William Bradford? |
He Wrote "Of Plimoth Plantation" |
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Who was William Brewster? |
He was a passenger on the Mayflower and was a leader and preacher in the Separatist Church. |
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Who was Myles Standish? |
He came along to teach the Separatists about weaponry and fighting. |
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Who was John Alden? |
He was a crew member who worked with barrels. He married Priscilla Mullins. He ended up staying with the colonists instead of staying on the ship as intended. |
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Why was peace made between the Indians and the Separatists? |
The Separatists brought their wife and children which was a sign to the Indians that they were not aggressive. |
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Why might Dorothy Bradford commit suicide? |
She left her baby in Holland and knew that she would probably never see them again. |
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Who were the Separatists? Who were the Puritans? |
The Separatists were people who wanted to "separate" and create their own religion. Puritans wanted to change the church from within. |
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Who was Christopher Jones? |
The captain of the Mayflower. |
