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Jeopardy
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Final Jeopardy
Roanoke - 10
Spain’s fleet of warships, were defeated by England which marked the end of Spanish control of the seas
Spanish Armada
Roanoke - 20
Location of Roanoke Island
Off the coast of present-day North Carolina
Roanoke - 30
Mysterious word carved into a tree near the entrance to Roanoke settlement
Croatoan
Roanoke - 40
The reason for settlement in Roanoke
To establish an English base in North America
Roanoke - 50
The outcome of this settlement
When John White returned the settlers had all disappeared. The only clue left at the settlement was the word “croatoan” carved into a tree.
There are numerous theories about what may have happened, but it still remains a mystery.
Jamestown – 10
A 50-acre land grant given to colonial settlers who paid their own way to North America
Headright
Jamestown – 20
A joint-stock company chartered by King James I with the purpose of establishing settlements in North America
The Virginia Company
Jamestown – 30
Location of Jamestown
Around the Chesapeake Bay area, Virginia
Jamestown – 40
The reason for settlement in Jamestown
To search for gold and establish trade in fish and furs
Jamestown – 50
The outcome of this settlement
The settlement struggled at first because they could not find gold. They became very profitable once they were able to grow tobacco.
Plymouth – 10
Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s for a religious purpose
Pilgrims
Plymouth – 20
Protestants who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and set up their own churches
Separatists
Plymouth – 30
The reason for settlement in Plymouth
Their journey had a religious purpose
Plymouth – 40
Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church
Puritans
Plymouth – 50
The outcome of this settlement
The colonists befriended the Native Americans who helped them to learn how to plant goods and hunt
People – 10
Explorer who claimed Roanoke Island for England
Sir Walter Raleigh
People – 20
Artist and mapmaker who led the settlers at Roanoke
John White
People – 30
Brought tobacco to Jamestown which helped them to prosper
John Rolfe
People – 40
An experienced explorer who forced the settlers to work, explored the area, and sought corn from the local Natives
John Smith
People – 50
Historian and leader of the Plymouth settlement
William Bradford
Terms – 10
A company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share in its future profits
Joint-stock company
Terms – 20
The winter of 1609-1610 when Jamestown lacked a strong leader
“The Starving Time”
Terms – 30
Document granting the right to organize settlements in an area
Charter
Terms – 40
A formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order in the Plymouth colony
Mayflower Compact
Terms – 50
Government where representatives of the colony’s town met to make local laws (Jamestown)
House of Burgesses
Final Jeopardy
Disease Starvation Conflict with the Natives Lack of finding gold were all
challenges in Jamestown.
Describe some of the challenges settlers faced when arriving in Jamestown.