Unit 2.1 - Jamestown and the First Colonies
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Pocahontas
A. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
2. Jamestown
B. A command given by a superior that must be obeyed (plural)
3. Virginia
C. British soldier (plural)
4. Mayflower
D. One of the British colonies that formed the United States
5. Plymouth
E. A body of people who ___ far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
6. Massachusetts
F. English writer of satirical novels (plural)
7. Compact
G. A resident of a ___
8. House
H. Language spoken in the USA and the UK
9. Burgesses
I. Country in the UK whose capital is London
10. legislature
J. A former village on the ___ River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk
11. colonial
K. Long stream of water flowing to the sea (plural)
12. colony
L. A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
13. settlement
M. A small cosmetics case with a mirror
14. english
N. Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant
15. british
O. A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
16. england
P. Building where people live
17. britain
Q. Male ruler of a kingdom
18. redcoats
R. A state in the eastern United States
19. connecticut
S. Name of two of Jesus' disciples
20. orders
T. Persons who make or amend or repeal laws
21. King
U. A river in the northeastern United States
22. James
V. A Powhatan woman who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John
23. rivers
W. The people of Great Britain