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.