What were people searching for in the new world?
Riches, gold, and pearls
A group of people ruled by their own country who settle in another land are called a.....
colony
Englishmen from wealthy families
gentlemen
A person who has settled in a colony
Colonist
A disease carried by mosquitos
malaria
The terrible winter when many colonists starved
Starving Time
King of England who wanted to form a colony in America
King James I
The chief leader of many Indian tribes surrounding Jamestown and the father of Pocahontas
Powhatan
The Native American princess who is said to have saved John Smith's life and helped to save Jamestown
Pocahontas
India and part of Asia are called the....
EAST Indies
The islands that Columbus discovered became known as the....
WEST Indies
The American continents were known as....
The New World
The first successful English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
What were the names of the three ships that sailed to the New World?
The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery
Why did men known as gentlemen come to America?
They had heard America was a land of great wealth
What did the colonists name their new colony?
Jamestown
