| A | B |
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| charter | a document that permitted colonists to settle on land |
| stock | a share in a company |
| cash crop | a crop grown for profit |
| indentured servant | a person who agreed to work for another person in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to North America |
| House of Burgesses | the first law-making body in the English colonies |
| Roanoke | Called the Lost Colony because no one knows what happened to the colonists. |
| Why did England want colonies in North America? | they wanted to find gold and other natural resources |
| How did England defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588? | England had smaller and faster ships with powerful guns. |
| Northwest Passage | a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Why did the Pilgrims leave England | to practice their religious beliefs |
| Separatist | a person who wanted to separate from the Church of England |
| persecution | unfair treatment because of beliefs |
| Mayflower Compact | a plan of government for the town of Plymouth |
| Puritan | a person who wanted to purify, or reform, the Church of England |
| What was the main reason that the Pilgrims came to New England? | looking for religious freedom |
| How did the Native Americans help the Pilgrims? | By helping them find and grow food |
| Name the Southern Colonies | Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland |
| Name the Middle Colonies | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York |
| Name the New England Colonies | Connecticut, Rhode Isand, Massachusetts, New Hampshire |
| Why were the Middle Colonies know as the Breadbasket of the colonies? | Because they grew so much wheat |
| The type of government estasblished in Jamestown | self-government |
| The 1st law making assembly in an English Colony | House of Burgesses in Virginia |
| How did the Jamestown settlers avoid starvation? | They farmed the land and dug wells for water. |
| What group helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth Colony | the Wampanoag Indians |
| Which region had the longest growing season | Southern Colonies |
| Why was tobacco important to Jamestown? | Tobacco was a cash crop and it was grown for profit. |
| Why did Pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving? | to celebrate their first successful harvest |
| Why did the Pilgrims invite the Wampanoag Indians to celebrate the 1st Thanksgiving? | The pilgrims wanted to thank the Wampanoag's for helping them survive that first year. |
