1. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Roanoke Jamestown Plymouth People Terms 10 1020 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50
Final Jeopardy

2. Roanoke - 10
Spain’s fleet of warships, were defeated by England which marked the end of Spanish control of the seas
Spanish Armada

3. Roanoke - 20 Location of Roanoke Island
Off the coast of present-day North Carolina

4. Roanoke - 30
Mysterious word carved into a tree near the entrance to Roanoke settlement
Croatoan

5. Roanoke - 40 The reason for settlement in Roanoke
To establish an English base in North America

6. Roanoke - 50 The outcome of this settlement
When John White returned the settlers had all disappeared. The only clue left at the settlement was the word “croatoan” carved into a tree.
There are numerous theories about what may have happened, but it still remains a mystery.

7. Jamestown – 10
A 50-acre land grant given to colonial settlers who paid their own way to North America
Headright

8. Jamestown – 20
A joint-stock company chartered by King James I with the purpose of establishing settlements in North America
The Virginia Company

9. Jamestown – 30 Location of Jamestown
Around the Chesapeake Bay area, Virginia

10. Jamestown – 40 The reason for settlement in Jamestown
To search for gold and establish trade in fish and furs

11. Jamestown – 50 The outcome of this settlement
The settlement struggled at first because they could not find gold. They became very profitable once they were able to grow tobacco.

12. Plymouth – 10
Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s for a religious purpose
Pilgrims

13. Plymouth – 20
Protestants who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and set up their own churches
Separatists

14. Plymouth – 30 The reason for settlement in Plymouth
Their journey had a religious purpose

15. Plymouth – 40 Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church
Puritans

16. Plymouth – 50 The outcome of this settlement
The colonists befriended the Native Americans who helped them to learn how to plant goods and hunt

17. People – 10 Explorer who claimed Roanoke Island for England
Sir Walter Raleigh

18. People – 20 Artist and mapmaker who led the settlers at Roanoke
John White

19. People – 30 Brought tobacco to Jamestown which helped them to prosper
John Rolfe

20. People – 40
An experienced explorer who forced the settlers to work, explored the area, and sought corn from the local Natives
John Smith

21. People – 50 Historian and leader of the Plymouth settlement
William Bradford

22. Terms – 10
A company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share in its future profits
Joint-stock company

23. Terms – 20
The winter of when Jamestown lacked a strong leader
“The Starving Time”

24. Terms – 30
Document granting the right to organize settlements in an area
Charter

25. Terms – 40
A formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order in the Plymouth colony
Mayflower Compact

26. Terms – 50
Government where representatives of the colony’s town met to make local laws (Jamestown)
House of Burgesses

27. Final Jeopardy
Describe some of the challenges settlers faced when arriving in Jamestown.
Disease
Starvation
Conflict with the Natives
Lack of finding gold were all challenges in Jamestown.