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Beginnings of America: p.1 1. Where was the first English attempt at a colony in the “New World?” 2. Why did Cptn. John White leave Roanoke, NC and head back to England? 3. What year did Cptn John White return to Roanoke from England?

4. Explain two theories about what happened to the people of the Lost Colony. 5. Who was the first child born to Europeans in the Americas? 6. What was the name of the group of English merchants who secured a charter from king to develop land in Virginia?

7. What year did the first successful colony develop? 8. What was the name of the first successful colony? 9. What was one reason for the “Starving Time?”

10. What precedent (model/guide/first to do) did the House of Burgesses (HoB) set for North America? 11. Describe the make-up of the HoB. 12. What was the point of the HoB?

13. Who was the proprietor of tobacco in Jamestown? 14. Who did he marry? 15. What was the cash crop of Virginia?

16. Name the Indian Tribe that had conflicts with colonists during this time.

p.2 21. What colonist asked the Royal Army of England for help with protection from Indians? 22. Did he get this help?

p.2 23. What group of people wanted to purify the Church of England and leave England for religious freedom? 24. What group of Separatists landed at Plymouth via the Mayflower?

p.2 25. What type of democracy did the Mayflower Compact set up in Massachusetts?

p.2 26. Name 1 difference between Jamestown and Plymouth.

p.2 27. Who wanted the Puritans to be a “City on a Hill?” 28. Name the Puritan dissenter who founded Rhode Island.

p2 29. During this battle 500+ men/women/children were massacred by colonists. 30. What conflict that led to war is considered the last major effort by the Indians of southern New England to drive out the English settlers?

Extra Credit: What was the name of the baby that was born on the Mayflower en route to America?