Boom Country Flashcards
What year were the Pilgrims blown off and never reached Virginia?
1620
What was the secret that Virginian’s began to find out?
Pilgrims were wanted only to create a holy commonwealth and farm in peace.
Why was Potosi was the biggest settlement in America in 1620.
Because, it sat on a Mountain silver.
Recall the Asian Spice that came down the Silk Road?
The Turks called it The Dutch ( who learned of it from The Turks), called it Koffie.
What was the biggest food that sparkled a boom?
Sugar
During the Middle Ages, what did the Lords , Princes, and Princesses afford?
Sugar
Which countries became prime sugar regions?
Caribbean and South America.
Where was the sugarcane grown on?
Mostly on large farms called Plantations.
What are Plantations?
Large property or landholding dependent on the labor of enslaved people.
By the early 1600’s Americans were sending…?
Gold, silver, coffee, spices, and etc.
A number of English merchants and gentlemen did what..?
They pooled their money together to form what was known as a joint stock company, with the idea of making a new colony boom.
How many people did the Virginia Colony sent to Chepsake Bay in 1607?
105 Colonists.
Where was Chesapeke Bay found?
Jamestown
Who is John Smith?
He was a soldier who had knocked around the far corners of Europe before joining the Virginia Company.
Did Smith had a bushy beard?
Yes ;)
What were Colonists dying from?
“Burning Fevers”
Who were John taken from?
The Indians.
Where did thousands upon thousands of Native American’s live?
Chesapeke Bay
What were Colonists dying from?
Burning Fever
Colonists dying of “burning fevers” and almost everyone dissatisfied with the colony’s original leaders.
Chesapeke Bay
What colonies were the healthiest to live in?
Virginia and Maryland
Who is Pocahontas and what was her role in the history of Jamestown?
Daughter she also stepped in and begged that the captain’s life be spared
What is Virginia turning itself into?
A ripping boom country.
What was one reason newcomers died?
Malaria
