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| Why did Queen Elizabeth I and England want to establish colonies in North America? |
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| England's rulers watched as their rival, Spain, established vast new colonies. In addition, they hoped to GOLD and other natural resources in N. America |
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| Where was England's first attempt to starting a colony in N. America ? Why did the colonist returned to England within one year? |
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Roanoke Island
They were starving. |
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| Who organized the first attempt to establish an English colony in N America and in what year? |
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| Who organized the second attempt and in what year? Why did they returned to England for help? |
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| John White in 1587. They ran out of supplies. |
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| Why could England not give any supplies to White? |
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| They were at war with spain and could not spare any ships to send supplies to the colony. |
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| How long did it take White to return to Roanoke and what did he find when he got there? |
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| 3 years in 1590, Everyone had disappeared. He found the word CROATOAN carved into a tree. |
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| Since the mystery of the colonist at Roanoke remained unsolved, what was the Roanoake Island settlement known as? |
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| Why did Spain's King Philip II decide to attack England? provide two reasons |
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1. He was angered by England's attempt to build a colony in N. American.
2. The English ships were stealing from them. |
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| Who was one of England's most famous captain and what did the Spanish called him? |
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Francis Drake,
Master Thief |
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| What is the name of the huge fleet of war ships assembled by King Phillip in 1588 to attack England? |
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| Who won the Battle of the Spanish Armada? What did this victory do for ENGLAND's reputation? |
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England,
Victory made them known as one of the world's most powerful nations. |
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| Name two items needed by the Virginia Company before it could build a settlement in Virginia. |
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| a document that allowed colonist to settle on land claimed by their ruler. |
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| How did the owners of the Virginia Company raise money? |
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| What is a Stock and how did this benefit each person who bought stock? |
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| Shares in a company; each person would earn a profit if the colony was successful |
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| What is the name of the settlement on a peninsula in the James River in Virginia and in what year? |
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| Why was Jamestown not the best place to start a colony? |
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1. The land was swampy and low.
2. The air was full of diseases carried by mosquitoes.
3. The river water was not health to drink, making many people sick. |
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| Why did men begin dying of starvation and disease? |
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| All they did was dig for gold. |
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| How did life change for the remaining colonist after John Smith was elected leader of the Jamestown colony? |
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| They built houses and dug wells for fresh water. |
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| What happened to the colonist in 1609 when John Smith returned home to England about two years after the founding of Jamestown? |
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| They suffered without his leadership. Many people died of hunger because they went back to digging gold. |
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| List three plants native to Americas. |
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1. corn
2. tomatoes
3. tobacco |
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| Who was the first settler to raise a crop of tobacco in Virginia? It soon became Virginia's first ____, or a crop grown for profit. |
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| Since farms were growing so quickly in Jamestown, who was brought in to help work the farm? |
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| What is an indentured servant? |
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| They agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to N. America. |
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| What did the indentured servants hoped for when they gained their freedom? |
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| What is the House of Burgesses, who met for the first time on July 30, 1619? |
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| The first law-making assembly in an English colony. |
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| What tradition did the House of Burgess help establish in the English colonies? |
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| Members were chosen to represent _____. |
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| What was the NORTHWEST PASSAGE? |
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| a waterway connecting the atlantic and pacific ocean |
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| Why were explorers searching for the Northwest passage? |
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| Becase it was easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia |
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| Was the Northwest Passage ever found? and Why? |
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| Who founded the french colony of Quebec on the St Lawrence River in 1608 while searching for the Northwest passage way? |
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| Described where beavers lived and how they were important in trading. |
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Beavers live in the forest of this region.
Beaver furs were sold for huge profits in Europe. |
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| What indian group trapped the beavers and brought the fur to Quebec where they traded for European goods. |
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| Name another French colony also known as "new France". |
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| Who is the dutch explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage in 1609? He did not find it. However, what land did he claim for the Dutch? |
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Henry Hudson;
Hudson River |
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| What is the name of Dutch colonies in N America? |
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| What is the town that became the biggest and most important Dutch settlement in N. America in 1624 and eventually the town became known as what city? |
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| New Amsterdam; New York City |
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