1st 9 Weeks Test Flashcards
PA, NY, and NJ are all a part of which colonial region?
Middle
Why were joint-stock companies a good way of financing new colonies in North America?
Large sums of money could be raised with little risk to the investors.
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Stockholders of the VA company of London
Name 3 reasons why people left Europe and came to America
Overpopulation - improve way of life - religious freedom
What is a charter?
Permission to start a colony in the new world
Why did John Smith say “he that does not work shall not eat”?
He wanted the colony to be organized and safe.
How did Pocahontas help keep the peace between her tribe and the settlers of England (3 things)?
Married John Rolfe
Befriended the settlers
Brought Jamestown settlers food
Who developed a profitable tobacco plant, which helped save Jamestown’s economy?
John Rolfe
Why did Jamestown settlers have a starving time?
Indian attacks, disease, and lack of the ability to leave the fort made gathering food difficult
An indentured servant traded what in exchange for passage to America?
His labor
The arrival of Africans in Jamestown provided VA with the opportunity to
Expand its tobacco economy
In 1619, what marked the start of representative government in North America?
House of Burgesses
How is the First VA Charter an example of colonial self-government?
It allowed for meetings and decisions to be made by colonial leaders
Why did the Pilgrims, Puritans, and Quakers leave England?
To practice their religion freely
The Pilgrims were known as
Separatists - wanted to separate from church but puritans wanted to reform it
