Early Explorers and Settlers

Where was the first permanent English colony established?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Capitol, Washington D. C.

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Westminster, Maryland

Where was the second permanent English colony established?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Capitol, Washington D. C.

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Westminster, Maryland

What year was Jamestown established in Virginia?

• 1605

• 1607

• 1620

• 1621

What year was Plymouth established in Massachusetts?

• 1605

• 1607

• 1620

• 1621

The people who settled in Plymouth were called:

• Plymouth's

• Mayflowers

• Squantos

• Pilgrims (Founding Fathers)

The Pilgrim Fathers came to North America on a ship called

• Mayflower

• Mayplant

• Maysun

• Maymother

Pilgrims left England because of

• environmental problems

• health problems

• economic problems

• religious problems

During the first winter at Plymouth, half the population died because of

• hunger

• disease

• cold

• poverty

In 1621, the Pilgrim Fathers met a Native American who spoke English called

• Squanta

• Squanto

• Skuanto

• Skuanta

Squanto helped colonists to

• fish, hunt and plant to avoid hunger

• hide gold in caves

• look for plants and herbs to use as medicine

• store food for the long cold winters