Social Studies Chapter 5 Jeopardy! Note: This is a great review for your upcoming Social Studies test and contains most, but not all, of the information on your study guide!
ExplorersVocabulary and People that are NOT Explorers Native American Knowledge English ColonistsHi, My name is John To final Jeopardy
Hired by the Dutch East India Company to search for the Northwest Passage. He discovered the Hudson River, which he called the “Great River of the Mountains.” Click for answer
Henry Hudson Back to the board
French explorer that founded a trading post on the St. Lawrence River called Quebec in 1608, which was the first permanent French settlement in North America
Samuel de Champlain
A French priest and his friend that set out together to find the Mississippi River in 1673
Marquette & Joliet
Italian that searched for the NW Passage for the King of France. He explored from the Carolinas to Canada and the entrance to NY Harbor is named after him.
Giovanni da Verrazano
Trusted adviser of Queen Elizabeth that was granted a charter to start a colony in Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh
King that left the Roman Catholic Church and set up the Church of England in 1527
King Henry VIII
This became a cash crop in Virginia due to high demand for it in England
tobacco
People who had their voyage to North America paid for, and in return, they worked for 5-7 years to pay back their debt
Indentured Servants
This is a water route through North America to Asia that many explorers searched for, but never found
Northwest Passage
This man was elected to be the leader of the Pilgrims when their first governor died
William “Billy” Bradford
This word means the leader of a group of Native Americans
sachem
DAILY DOUBLE
A respected Native American leader that ruled hundreds of villages and was paid much tribute
Chief Powhatan
Wampanoag Native American that spoke some English and helped the Pilgrims
Samoset
Native Americans that accompanied Samoset to help the Pilgrims learn to trap animals and plant crops
Squanto and Massasoit
This word was carved into a tree on Roanoke Island and was the only clue as to where the vanished colonists may have gone
CROATOAN
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 (name the city and state)
Jamestown, Virginia
This is a document permitting colonists to settle land claimed by their ruler. One was given to Sir Walter Raleigh
charter
King of England who granted a charter to found a colony in Jamestown; a river is also named after him
King James I
This company paid for the voyages of many colonists to come to Jamestown
The Virginia Company
This lawmaking body made the laws for the Jamestown colony; only white male land owners were represented
House of Burgesses
A student in our class whose last name begins with the letter A.
John Antonio
DAILY DOUBLE
Leader of the Roanoke colony. He returned to England for more food and tools and when he came back, the colony had vanished.
John White
Saved the Jamestown colonists with his rule that “He that will not work shall not eat.” He made the colonists build houses and plant crops.
John Smith
Married Pocahontas to keep peace with the Native Americans. He was also the first to harvest tobacco.
John Rolfe
Italian explorer that was sent by the King of England to find the Northwest Passage. He discovered the Grand Banks instead.
John Cabot
FINAL JEOPARDY
Steps towards Democracy Write down how much you want to use on this question, fold it up and give it to the person running the game.
Explain what the House of Burgesses and Mayflower Compact were. Then, tell what role they played in the development of the government we have today.
The House of Burgesses made the laws for the Jamestown colony and represented only the white men who owned land. The Mayflower Compact was an agreement made by the Pilgrims that said they agreed to obey all the laws of the colony. It was only signed by men. Both the House and the Compact were the first steps taken towards self- government in North America.
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