Columbus through Jamestown Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering early European exploration and colonization topics including Columbus, the Columbian Exchange, Roanoke, and Jamestown.

Columbus's First Expedition

An expedition in which Columbus sailed west to find a shorter route to the Indies.

Columbian Exchange

The moving of people and their ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Negative Effects of the Columbian Exchange

Two major effects that changed the lives of Native peoples: slavery and diseases.

English Reasons for Colonization

The desire of the English to establish colonies in North America to find gold and other natural resources like timber.

John White

The leader who brought more than 100 men, women, and children to Roanoke Island in 1587 and returned three years later after fetching supplies to find the colonists missing.

Roanoke

The first English colony, which struggled when supplies ran out and whose colonists mysteriously disappeared.

Jamestown

The first successful English colony, settled in Virginia in 1607 by about 120 colonists from England.

House of Burgesses

The government in Jamestown that made the laws for the colony.

First Year at Jamestown

A period during which settlers searched for gold instead of planting crops and building houses, leaving only 38 of the 100 settlers alive by the end of the year due to starvation and disease.

Jamestown Survival Actions

Steps taken by Jamestown settlers to survive: digging wells for fresh water, building houses to stay warm, planting crops for food, and making peace with the Native Americans.