Historic Settlements in Early America

Jeopardy Roanoke Jamestown Plymouth People Terms 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Final Jeopardy 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 Describe some of the challenges settlers faced when arriving in Jamestown. Disease Starvation Conflict with the Natives Lack of finding gold were all challenges in Jamestown.