Unit 2.1 - Jamestown and the First Colonies

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
P o t a s
A Powhatan woman who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John
2.
J m e w
A former village on the ___ River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk
3.
V i g a
A state in the eastern United States
4.
M o w r
Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant
5.
P l t h
A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
6.
M s s h t s
One of the British colonies that formed the United States
7.
C p t
A small cosmetics case with a mirror
8.
H u
Building where people live
9.
B r s s
English writer of satirical novels (plural)
10.
l e s l t
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws
11.
c o l l
A resident of a ___
12.
c o o
A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
13.
s e m e t
A body of people who ___ far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
14.
e g h
Language spoken in the USA and the UK
15.
b t s
The people of Great Britain
16.
e n n
Country in the UK whose capital is London
17.
b t i
A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
18.
r e o a
British soldier (plural)
19.
c n c u t
A river in the northeastern United States
20.
f u n a e
21.
o r d
A command given by a superior that must be obeyed (plural)
22.
K i
Male ruler of a kingdom
23.
J a
Name of two of Jesus' disciples
24.
r e r
Long stream of water flowing to the sea (plural)