Grade 4 History Ch. 4 The English Come To America

Front 1

What is a "wilderness"?

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A wild,empty land that
has not been settled.

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Hudson Bay

Back 2

Name item 1

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Pacific Ocean

Back 3

Name item 2

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Atlantic Ocean

Back 4

Name item 3

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Canada (New France)

Back 5

Name item 4

Front 6

Missouri River

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Name item 5

Front 7

Mississippi River

Back 7

Name item 6

Front 8

Ohio River

Back 8

Name item 7

Front 9

Plymouth (Massachusetts)
The colony founded by the Pilgrims
far north of Jamestown.

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Name item 8

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Jamestown (Virginia)
First permanent English colony in America.

Back 10

Name item 9

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Roanoke (Virginia)
It was the first English colony
in America but it failed.

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Name item 10

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Mexico

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Name item 11

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Gulf of Mexico

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Name item 12

Front 14

Caribbean Sea
(remember 1 r and 2 b's)

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Name item 13

Front 15

Rocky Mountains

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Name item 14

Front 16

What English queen gave Sir Walter Raleigh
permission to begin a colony in America?

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Queen Elizabeth I

Front 17

TRUE/FALSE (If the answer is false,
replace the capitalized word with the correct word)

_______ Queen Elizabeth I DID give Walter Raleigh permission to go to America.

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false.
The correct word to put in the blank is DIDN'T.

Front 18

What was the name of the island
in America where Walter Raleigh
founded a colony?

Back 18

Roanoke

Front 19

What colony was called the Lost Colony
because its inhabitants were never found?

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Roanoke

Front 20

What was the part of the New World where
Roanoke was founded called? And, why?

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Virginia
It was named after Queen Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen".

Front 21

What kind of men did Walter Raleigh
send to begin a colony on Roanoke
Island the first time?

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Men who were only interested in becoming
rich and returning to England.

Front 22

What kind of people did Walter Raleigh
send to Roanoke the second time?

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Families ... men, women, and children.

Front 23

Who was the first English child born in America?

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Virgina Dare

Front 24

Who was the English ruler who wanted to
begin a successful colony in America
after Queen Elizabeth died?

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King James I

Front 25

What did the group of merchants
who planned to start a colony in Virginia
under King James call themselves?

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the London Company

Front 26

TRUE/FALSE (If the answer is false,
replace the capitalized word with the correct word)

_________ It was a really GOOD idea
to send wealthy gentlemen as part of
the London Company's plan to start
a colony in America.

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false.
the capitalized word GOOD should be changed to BAD.

Front 27

Name the 3 English ships that
sailed into Chesapeake Bay in
1607 to start a new colony.

Back 27

Susan Constant
Godspeed
Discovery

Front 28

What was the London Company's settlement
named (in honor of the king)?

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Jamestown

Front 29

What hard working man took control of
Jamestown in 1608 and made the rule
"He that does not work shall not eat"?

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Captain John smith

Front 30

TRUE/FALSE (If the answer is false,
replace the capitalized word with the correct word)

__________ POTATOES became the most
important money-making crop in Jamestown.

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false.
TOBACCO is the correct word, not POTATOES.

Front 31

What 2 groups of people
together made up the Pilgrims?

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Separatists and Strangers

Front 32

In what year did the Separatists sail
for the New World?

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1620

Front 33

What was the name of the ship the Separatists
used to sail to the New World?

Back 33

the Mayflower

Front 34

What surprise did the Pilgrims get
when they first sighted land in the New World?

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They were far north of Jamestown
... off the coast of Massachusetts.

Front 35

What was the name of the first written
agreement for self-government in America?

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the Mayflower Compact

Front 36

Who was the Pilgrims' minister?

Back 36

Elder Brewster

Front 37

What was the name of the wise soldier
the Pilgrims hired to guide them?

Back 37

Captain Miles Standish

Front 38

What was the name of the friendly Indian
who welcomed the Pilgrims to New England?

Back 38

Samoset

Front 39

What Indian Chief made a treaty with
the Pilgrims that lasted until his death?

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Chief Massasoit

Front 40

What friendly Indian stayed with the
Pilgrims and taught them how to plant
their corn and farm better?

Back 40

Squanto

Front 41

After Governor Carver died, who did
the Pilgrims elect as Governor?
How long did he lead the colony?

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William Bradford led the colony for 36 years.

Front 42

Who was the first governor of Plymouth?

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John Carver

Front 43

What is the name of the first successful
Spanish settlement in the New World?

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St. Augustine

Front 44

What is the name of the first successful
French settlement in the New World?

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Quebec

Front 45

In what country is Quebec located?

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Canada

Front 46

What name did the French give to the part
of the New World where Quebec was founded?

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New France
(now known as the country of Canada)

Front 47

Who claimed North America for England?
What was the year?

Back 47

John Cabot in 1497

Front 48

What is "Of Plymouth Plantation"?

Back 48

William Bradford's book that tells us
much of what we know about the Pilgrims.

Front 49

Who learned the language of the Massachusetts
Indians and translated the Bible into their tongue?

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John Eliot