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| charter | an official document giving a person permission to do something, such as settle in an area |
| armada | a large fleet of ships, especially worships |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Queen of England during the founding of the Roanoke colony and the defeat of the Spanish Aramda |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | English explorer, historian, and soilder who started two unsuccessful colonies at Roanoke Island |
| John White | leader of the english colony of Roanoke in 1587 |
| King Philip II | King of Spain during the english defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 |
| Virginia Dare | the first child born in America. She was the granddaughter of John white and the daughter of Eleanor and Ananias Dare |
| Virginia | a region north of Flordia that was claimed by the English and the Spanish. It was named in honor of The Virgin Queen, Queen Elizabeth I |
| Roanoke Island | an island off the coast of North Carolina, the site of the " Lost Colony " founded by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1587 |
| Tell what significant event/s happened in 1585 | the first English people came to Roanoke Island to start a settlement. They faces hunger and hardships |
| Tell what sighificant event/s happened in 1587 | Over 100 English people had begun new lifes on Roanoke Island off the coast of present day North Carolina. John White had to leave Virginia to get supplis in England |
| Tell what sighificant event/s happened in 1588 | the Spanish Aramada set sail for England. The "sea dog," sir Francis Drake, led the English fleet |
| Tell what sighificant event/s happened in 1590 | John white was finally able to return to Roanoke in August. He looked around to try to find his family but there was nobody in sight |
| Why did the colonists settle in Jamestown? | They thought they would be safe from the Spanish ships, and there was good hunting and fishing grounds |
| What hardships did the colonists encounter? | The water was salty and dangerous to drink, the mosquitoes carryed disease, and the land was swampy |
| Who saved Jamestown? | Captain John Smith |
| How did Smith save the colony? | "If ypu don't work you don't eat",he said. So they built houses raised live stock, and planted crops |
| How did tobacco change the colony? | It became a cashcrop, grow = more people came and money |
| List two other major events that helped the colony to grow | Woman were broght to Jamestown so the colonists will have a family, and the House Of Burgesses met in Jamestown for the first time |
| What is the definition of the Mayflower Compact? | an agreement the Pilgrims made before landing in New England to make and obey "just and equal laws." |
| What is the definition of a sachem? | The leader or chief of any group of Native Americans in the Eastern Woodland and the Great Lakes region |
| Cape Cod | A peninsula in southern, massachusettes, enclosing Cape Cod Bay |
| New England | Northern region of the United States, containing the states of Maine, Massachusettes, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island |
| Who was Massasoit? | main Wampanoag sachem who made a peace aggrement with the Pilgrims at Plymoutha |
| Who was Squanto? | Pawtuxet Native American who helped the Pilgrims at Plymouth to survive |
| Who was Samoset? | Wamponoag sachem who was among those who first met the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620 |
| Who was William Bradford? | Governor of the Plymoth Colony beginning in 1621 |
| who was Miles Standish? | English army caption at Plymouth who helped defeat the Pilgrim Colony |
| Plymouth | A town in southeastern Massachusetts, founding by the Pilgrims in 1620 |
