America: the Story of Us Episode 1: Rebels
AN
months,
1 May 1810 John Rolle is an English farmer that crosses the Atlantie in
today it takes hours.
2. North America has abundant
untapped resources and forests that
cover the land with over
billion trees
3 Jamestown is the first settled with 500 settlers, only remain when Rolle shows up.
John Rolfe plants
whose world market is currently controlled by the
Selling seeds to foreigners is punishable by
5 TRUE OR FALSE: Rolfes crop is worth over 1 million dollars in today's money,
6. TRUE OR FALSE John Rolfe marries the Powhatan princess named Pocahontas.
7. In two years,
Lokgrows in every garden
& Some staves go onto own land in con
3. America is founded on tobacco; it will be America's largest export for cheyears.
flymouths
and are called
Pilanaries that
20. The next settlers arrive at
are seeking
freedom
11. The pilgrims came across the Atlantic in a ship called the
12. During the first three months of the pilgrims died
13. Today more than 10 % of Americans can trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower
passengers
14. The pilgrims befriend the Wampanoag Indians that taught them to fertilize crops with
15. TRUE OR FALSE: The pilgrims returned the favor by helping the Wampanoag Indians
attack other Indian tribes.