17th Century Colonies

Question 1

what was roanoke island

Answer 1

in north carolina (outer banks), first attempt at permanent settlement, first british birth in america, the “last colony”

Question 2

who were privateers

Answer 2

state sponsored pirates, raleigh and his men are going to conquer these ships - spanish and the queen ordered him to do this

Question 3

Who was John white?

Answer 3

the governor of roanoke island, idea! ill go to england and get stuff, can’t find a way home because britain and spanish are fighting, 3 years later he gets there and there is absolutley nothing except “Croatoan” (local native american tribe) engraved on a tree

Question 4

What was jamestown

Answer 4

established may 14th, 1607, first permanent english settlement, john smith and pocahontas, tobacco, when the settlers get there there is a massive drought, only way to get food is from england - takes months, go through a time of starvation, british abandoned jamestown, only reason they survive is because they found their supply ship

Question 5

Plymouth and Massachussets

Answer 5

Pilgrims vs Puritans, 1620, mayflower and mayflower compact, massachusetts bay colony, they struggle and the wampanoag tribe helps - yay thanksgiving!

Question 6

pilgrims

Answer 6

sepratist from the church of england and want to worship their own religion, follow calvinism (gods will, god already chose who was gonna be saved - if you are worried you are saved

Question 7

puritans

Answer 7

don’t want to leave the church of england but they want to reform it

Question 8

covenant theology

Answer 8

pact with god, he will protect you, you must honor him, if you work for satan you are either redeemed or executed

Question 9

mayflower compact

Answer 9

set up by pilgrims, we agree to give up a little bit of our rights, in response the gov must protect, if they don’t we can overthrow, puritans set up the massachusetts bay colony

Question 10

why they came

Answer 10

trade, gold, glory, god, jamestown-get rich quick, looking for gold, silver, india, cure for syphilis, and silk worms, john smith gets fired because he made the people work 4 hours a day - whattt how dare he

Question 11

how they died

Answer 11

jamestown, dysentary, plymouth- winter, syphilis, warfare with the natives

Question 12

contact and conflict

Answer 12

disease, food and technology - horses they can hunt the buffalo, religion, gender - women are the leaders in native american societies, notions of property - sharing everywhere