Important People | Cities | Famous People | US Trivia |
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Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony
Captain John Smith
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What was England's first permanent colony in the New World
Jamestown
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Developed the syllabary
Sequoya
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The ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World
Mayflower
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Who was the powerful queen of England who said that Sir Walter Raleigh could not go to the New World
Queen Elizabeth I
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What part of the New World was Plymouth located in
Massachusetts
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Spent his short life preaching to the Indians
David Brainerd
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The group of merchants who started the colony of Jamestown
The London Company
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Who was the friendly Indian who helped the Plymouth settlers with their farming
Squanto
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Where were Roanoke and Jamestown located
Virginia
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Came to America to preach; one of the most important English preachers of his day
John Wesley
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The book that told the history of the Plymouth settlement
Of Plymouth Plantation
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Who was the Indian chief who made a treaty with the Pilgrims
Massasoit
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What was the name of the "Lost Colony"
Roanoke
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Bought land from the Indians instead of just taking it
Roger Williams
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The first written agreement for self-government in the New World
Mayflower Compact
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Who was the leader that said that men must work for their food
Captain John Smith
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What continent is the New World located in
North America
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Translated the Bible into the language of the Massachusetts Indians
John Eliot
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Man who called Native Americans "Indians"
Christopher Columbus
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