Jamestown Vs Plymouth Jeopardy Template

The Beginning	The People	Daily Life	More About the People	Random facts
100 Why did the Pilgrims come to America? They wanted to escape religious persecution in England	100 What religion were the Pilgrims? Puritans	100 Which colony ended up purchasing a large amount of slaves to farm a cash crop? What crop was it? Jamestown and tobacco	100 Who were the Puritans? Religious group who came to America to escape religious persecution.	100 What year was Jamestown founded? 1607
200 Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? In order to honor the Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims survive in the beginning of Plymouth.	200 What type of people founded Jamestown? People without proper skill who wanted money. ie. jewelers, accountants, merchants	200 Who made decisions about how Jamestown operated (governing body)? House of Burgesses	200 What religions did the Puritans speak out against? The Catholic and Anglican Church	200 Was Jamestown the first English colony? It was the first SUCCESSFUL English colony
300 Which colony (Jamestown or Plymouth) was founded by a company? Jamestown AND Plymouth (this is why it wasn't just the Pilgrims that came over on the Mayflower, they brought people who were also searching for profit)	300 Did the Native Americans help the colonists of Jamestown? Plymouth? Yes and yes! Both settlements were helped by Native American tribes near them.	300 Who was in the House of Burgesses? Landowning men	300 Who was the first Governor of Plymouth? William Bradford	300 What year was the first Thanksgiving? 1621
400 What was the cash crop in the Jamestown colony? Who planted these crops before slaves? Tobacco and indentured servants	400 Who farmed the land at Jamestown? Indentured servants	400 What is the name of one Native American or Native American Tribe that helped either the Jamestown or Plymouth colonists? Plymouth: Wampanoag, Squanto Jamestown: Powhatan, Pocahontas	400 What was the Great Migration? A mass migration of Puritans who came to the Americas to escape religious persecution like the Pilgrims	400 What was the Mayflower Compact? This was an agreement which was established to create a system of self-rule in New England
500 What factors contributed to the unsuccessful first winter in Jamestown? Was the beginning of Plymouth any easier? Poor location Bad timing Lack of proper skills No, the Pilgrims also struggled in the beginning.	500 Who was Pocahontas?/ Why was she important? She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan. She helped keep peace between the Jamestown colonists and her Native American Tribe.	500 Which colony was in New England? Plymouth

Jamestown vs. Plymouth

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