Jeopardy Colonial America JamestownThe Pilgrims The Puritans Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy European Colonies Miscellaneous
$100 Question – Jamestown What was the first settlement in Virginia called, and what happened to the colonists who lived there?
$100 Answer – Jamestown The first settlement was called Roanoke. When John White returned, no one was there. No one has figured out what happened to them.
$200 Question – Jamestown What was the name of the first law- making assembly in an English colony?
$200 Answer – Jamestown Virginia House of Burgesses
$300 Question – Jamestown What was the effect of the English defeating the Spanish Armada?
$300 Answer – Jamestown England was now one of the world’s most powerful countries.
$400 Question – Jamestown Why did England and Spain want to start colonies in North America?
$400 Answer – Jamestown Both countries wanted to start colonies in North America to find gold and other natural resources
$500 Question – Jamestown What suggestions did John Smith make that helped the colony of Jamestown survive?
$500 Answer – Jamestown John Smith suggested that colonists build houses, start farms, and dig wells for fresh water instead of searching for gold.
$100 Question – European Colonies This man was from England, but sailed for the Dutch. He was looking for the Northwest Passage but did not find it. He founded a colony in what is modern day New York City.
$100 Answer – European Colonies Who is Henry Hudson
$200 Question – European Colonies This Frenchman was looking for the Northwest Passage. He didn’t find it, but he did claim land and start the colony of Quebec.
$200 Answer - European Colonies Who is Samuel de Champlain
$300 Question - European Colonies Why was Quebec a successful colony?
$300 Answer - European Colonies Quebec was a successful colony because there were millions of beavers living in the forest. Beaver fur could be sold for large profits in Europe.
$400 Question - European Colonies What were some advantages of the Dutch controlling the land they claimed called New Amsterdam?
$400 Answer - European Colonies New Amsterdam was located on the Hudson River. The Dutch could control all trade that took place on this river.
$500 Question - European Colonies How did the Dutch help their colony grow?
$500 Answer - European Colonies They encouraged people from many countries to settle in New Netherland. Settlers arrived from Belgium, France, Germany, Finland, Norway and many other places.
$100 Question – The Pilgrims What was the main reason they Pilgrims came to North America?
$100 Answer – The Pilgrims The Pilgrims wanted to start a colony in North America so they could break away from the Church of England and practice their own religious beliefs.
$200 Question – The Pilgrims What caused the Pilgrims to land in Massachusetts Bay area instead of Virginia?
$200 Answer - The Pilgrims Bad storms knocked the ships off course.
$300 Question – The Pilgrims Who was the leader of the Pilgrims?
$300 Answer – The Pilgrims The leader of the Pilgrims was William Bradford.
$400 Question – The Pilgrims What were two reasons that the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving?
$400 Answer – The Pilgrims One reason is that the Pilgrims were thankful for a bountiful harvest. Another reason is that the Pilgrims were thankful for the help from the Wampanoag Tribe.
$500 Question – The Pilgrims This document established that all men on the Mayflower would follow the rules of the colony.
$500 Answer – The Pilgrims What is the Mayflower Compact.
$100 Question – The Puritans Why did the Puritans come to North America?
$100 Answer – The Puritans They wanted to be able to worship as they pleased. They also wanted to set an example for how other people should live.
$200 Question - The Puritans Who was the leader of the Puritans?
$200 Answer - The Puritans John Winthrop
$300 Question - The Puritans What was the name of the colony the Puritans started?
$300 Answer - The Puritans What is Boston.
$400 Question - The Puritans Why was education important to the Puritans?
$400 Answer - The Puritans They wanted children to be able to read the bible and the rules of the colony.
$500 Question from The Puritans What did the Puritans do that helped make their colony successful?
$500 Answer - The Puritans Sent a group of colonists over 2 years before to get the colony started. The rest of the colonists brought food, tools, horses, cows and other supplies. Each family received land for a house and a farm. The towns were carefully planned and include a meeting house.
$100 Question - Miscellaneous This is a document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler.
$100 Answer - Miscellaneous What is a CHARTER.
$200 Question - Miscellaneous A person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to North America.
$200 Answer - Miscellaneous What is an INDENTURED SERVANT
$300 Question - Miscellaneous A waterway (that did not exist) connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
$300 Answer - Miscellaneous What is NORTHWEST PASSAGE
$400 Question - Miscellaneous This English group wanted to “purify” the Church of England
$400 Answer – Miscellaneous Who are the PURITANS
$500 Question - Miscellaneous What cash crop helped the colony of Jamestown grow?
$500 Answer - Miscellaneous What is TOBACCO
Final Jeopardy Compare the Pilgrims and the Puritans.
Final Jeopardy Answer They were both persecuted for religious reasons. They both wanted to change the Church of England. They both sailed to New England, and started colonies.