Jeopardy Roanoke Jamestown Plymouth People Terms 10 10

Jeopardy Roanoke Jamestown Plymouth People Terms 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50 Final Jeopardy

Roanoke - 10 n Spain’s fleet of warships, were defeated by England which marked the end of Spanish control of the seas n Spanish Armada

Roanoke - 20 n Location of Roanoke Island n Off the coast of present-day North Carolina

Roanoke - 30 n Mysterious word carved into a tree near the entrance to Roanoke settlement n Croatoan

Roanoke - 40 n The reason for settlement in Roanoke n To establish an English base in North America

Roanoke - 50 n 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. n There are numerous theories about what may have happened, but it still remains a mystery. n

Jamestown – 10 n A 50 -acre land grant given to colonial settlers who paid their own way to North America n Headright

Jamestown – 20 n A joint-stock company chartered by King James I with the purpose of establishing settlements in North America n The Virginia Company

Jamestown – 30 n Location of Jamestown n Around the Chesapeake Bay area, Virginia

Jamestown – 40 n The reason for settlement in Jamestown n To search for gold and establish trade in fish and furs

Jamestown – 50 n The outcome of this settlement n The settlement struggled at first because they could not find gold. They became very profitable once they were able to grow tobacco.

Plymouth – 10 n Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s for a religious purpose n Pilgrims

Plymouth – 20 n Protestants who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and set up their own churches n Separatists

Plymouth – 30 n The reason for settlement in Plymouth n Their journey had a religious purpose

Plymouth – 40 n Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church n Puritans

Plymouth – 50 n The outcome of this settlement n The colonists befriended the Native Americans who helped them to learn how to plant goods and hunt

People – 10 n Explorer who claimed Roanoke Island for England n Sir Walter Raleigh

People – 20 n Artist and mapmaker who led the settlers at Roanoke n John White

People – 30 n Brought tobacco to Jamestown which helped them to prosper n John Rolfe

People – 40 n An experienced explorer who forced the settlers to work, explored the area, and sought corn from the local Natives n John Smith

People – 50 n Historian and leader of the Plymouth settlement n William Bradford

Terms – 10 n A company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share in its future profits n Joint-stock company

Terms – 20 n The winter of 1609 -1610 when Jamestown lacked a strong leader n “The Starving Time”

Terms – 30 n Document granting the right to organize settlements in an area n Charter

Terms – 40 n A formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order in the Plymouth colony n Mayflower Compact

Terms – 50 n Government where representatives of the colony’s town met to make local laws (Jamestown) n House of Burgesses

Final Jeopardy n Describe some of the challenges settlers faced when arriving in Jamestown. Disease n Starvation n Conflict with the Natives n Lack of finding gold were all challenges in Jamestown. n