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Jeopardy Colonial America 1590 - 1630 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
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$100 Question – Jamestown What was the first settlement in Virginia called, and what happened to the colonists who lived there?
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$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.
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$200 Question – Jamestown What was the name of the first law- making assembly in an English colony?
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$200 Answer – Jamestown Virginia House of Burgesses
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$300 Question – Jamestown What was the effect of the English defeating the Spanish Armada?
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$300 Answer – Jamestown England was now one of the world’s most powerful countries.
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$400 Question – Jamestown Why did England and Spain want to start colonies in North America?
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$400 Answer – Jamestown Both countries wanted to start colonies in North America to find gold and other natural resources
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$500 Question – Jamestown What suggestions did John Smith make that helped the colony of Jamestown survive?
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$500 Answer – Jamestown John Smith suggested that colonists build houses, start farms, and dig wells for fresh water instead of searching for gold.
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$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.
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$100 Answer – European Colonies Who is Henry Hudson
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$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.
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$200 Answer - European Colonies Who is Samuel de Champlain
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$300 Question - European Colonies Why was Quebec a successful colony?
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$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.
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$400 Question - European Colonies What were some advantages of the Dutch controlling the land they claimed called New Amsterdam?
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$400 Answer - European Colonies New Amsterdam was located on the Hudson River. The Dutch could control all trade that took place on this river.
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$500 Question - European Colonies How did the Dutch help their colony grow?
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$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.
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$100 Question – The Pilgrims What was the main reason they Pilgrims came to North America?
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$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.
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$200 Question – The Pilgrims What caused the Pilgrims to land in Massachusetts Bay area instead of Virginia?
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$200 Answer - The Pilgrims Bad storms knocked the ships off course.
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$300 Question – The Pilgrims Who was the leader of the Pilgrims?
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$300 Answer – The Pilgrims The leader of the Pilgrims was William Bradford.
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$400 Question – The Pilgrims What were two reasons that the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving?
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$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.
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$500 Question – The Pilgrims This document established that all men on the Mayflower would follow the rules of the colony.
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$500 Answer – The Pilgrims What is the Mayflower Compact.
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$100 Question – The Puritans Why did the Puritans come to North America?
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$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.
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$200 Question - The Puritans Who was the leader of the Puritans?
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$200 Answer - The Puritans John Winthrop
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$300 Question - The Puritans What was the name of the colony the Puritans started?
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$300 Answer - The Puritans What is Boston.
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$400 Question - The Puritans Why was education important to the Puritans?
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$400 Answer - The Puritans They wanted children to be able to read the bible and the rules of the colony.
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$500 Question from The Puritans What did the Puritans do that helped make their colony successful?
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$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.
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$100 Question - Miscellaneous This is a document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler.
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$100 Answer - Miscellaneous What is a CHARTER.
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$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.
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$200 Answer - Miscellaneous What is an INDENTURED SERVANT
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$300 Question - Miscellaneous A waterway (that did not exist) connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
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$300 Answer - Miscellaneous What is NORTHWEST PASSAGE
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$400 Question - Miscellaneous This English group wanted to “purify” the Church of England
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$400 Answer – Miscellaneous Who are the PURITANS
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$500 Question - Miscellaneous What cash crop helped the colony of Jamestown grow?
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$500 Answer - Miscellaneous What is TOBACCO
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Final Jeopardy Compare the Pilgrims and the Puritans.
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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.
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