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What state is Roanoke located in?

North Carolina

Who was the first person to discover the 'New World'?

Chirstopher Columbus

Who fought in the French Indian War and what were they fighting for?

colonies and GB vs France and Indians for land

What was the Salem Witch Trials?

Older women were accused and executed because people thought they were witches.

What almost made Jamestown, Virginia fail as a colony?

disease, famine, and fights with the Native Americans

Who were the pilgrims?

religious rebels who wanted to change the way things were normally done

In what year did Christopher Columbus discover the Americas?

1492

What was the first temporary settlement in the United States?

Roanoke

When do the frist African slaves arrive in Jamestown?

1619

Who was John Winthrop?

The first governorof the Massachusetts Bay Colony

What was the name of the first government formed in the Jamestown settlement?

House of Burgesses

Who was Rodger Williams?

He was banished from MBC and started the colony of Rhode Island

Who was the founder of the Pennsyvania Colony?

William Penn

What three European countries were superpowers in the 1400s-1600s?

England, Spain, France

What were seperatists?

a group of puritains who wanted to completely seperate from the church of England

What crop made the most money in the southern states during colonial times?

Tobacco

What was Bacon's Rebellion?

An armed revolt against the Native Americans for more land to grow tobacco

What was the first permanent settlement in the United States?

Jamestown, Virginia

What is another name for Roanoke?

The Lost Colony

What percentage of the people who arrived in the 'New World' were indentured servants?

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