Boom Country Flashcards
What was the biggest settlement in the Americas and why?
Potosi was the biggest settlement in the Americas by 1620 because it sat on a mountain of silver.
What did the Turks call coffee?
The Turks called it kahve; the Dutch (who learned of it from the Turks) called it koffie. The English created special places to drink it called coffeehouses.
What did the Dutch call coffee?
The Turks called it kahve; the Dutch (who learned of it from the Turks) called it koffie. The English created special places to drink it called coffeehouses.
During the __________ __________, sugar was so scarce that only wealthy lords and ladies could afford it, usually as a medicine for a sore throat or upset stomach.
During the Middle Ages, sugar was so scarce that only wealthy lords and ladies could afford it, usually as a medicine for a sore throat or upset stomach.
What were the large farms used to grow sugarcane called?
Sugarcane was grown on large farms called plantations, where dozens or even hundreds of workers chopped down the tall stalks and carried them to mills, where they were crushed and boiled into molasses (mostly used to make rum) or into sugar itself.
What did Powhatan order to happen to Smith?
Powhatan ordered that Smith’s brains be dashed out with a war club. It was then that one of the chief’s young daughters, Pocahontas, stepped in and begged that the captain’s life be spared.
When and where was Maryland founded?
In 1632 a second colony, Maryland, was founded in the northern portions of the Chesapeake Bay.
What were the papers that servants signed agreeing to work for a period of four to seven years for a master?
A servant signed papers (“indentures”) agreeing to work for a period of four to seven years for a master who then in return would pay for the servant’s passage to America and expenses there.
What were “freedom dues”?
In Virginia the lucky servants who didn’t die before their seven years were up received “freedom dues”: a new set of clothes, tools, and fifty acres of land.
What was Antonio’s name on legal documents and what was he listed as?
Legal documents list his name as Anthony Johnson, though he was Antonio when he arrived. And even that was not his original name, which we don’t know. All we know is, he was listed as “Antonio a Negro.”
Where were the Pilgrims headed in 1620?
It was probably lucky that the Pilgrims were blown off course and never reached Virginia, where they headed in 1620.
What was the food product that sparked the biggest boom?
But the food product that sparked the biggest boom was sugar, a sweetener we now take for granted.
During the Middle Ages, what did the wealthy use sugar for most often?
During the Middle Ages, sugar was so scarce that only wealthy lords and ladies could afford it, usually as a medicine for a sore throat or upset stomach.
Why did Puritans like coffee?
Puritans liked it because, unlike alcoholic drinks, it made you more alert. As one Puritan poet wrote, “Coffee arrives, that grave and wholesome liquor, That heals the stomach, makes the genius quicker.”
What was the House of Burgesses?
On election day, men in each county chose two men to represent them in the legislature, called the House of Burgesses.
