Boom Country Flashcards
Why were the Pilgrims lucky to be blown off course in 1620?
The colony in Virginia had been struggling for over 12 years.
What did the colonists in Virginia want to do with their colony?
Instead of turning it into a holy commonwealth, they wanted to make it an economic attraction. A “boom country.”
Why was Potosi the biggest settlement in the Americas by 1620?
It was sat on a mountain with silver and gold.
Where did coffee beans originate from?
Africa.
What is the Turkish name for coffee?
“Kahve.”
Why did the Puritans like coffee?
It made you more alert and was an alternative for alcohol.
What was the biggest/ most expensive food product in the 1600’s?
Sugar.
What was some of the ways sugar could be used?
To make molasses for rum. It was sometimes used as a medicine for sore throats or upset stomachs.
Why couldn’t the Virginia Company start out with making sugar or coffee?
The climate was too cool to grow both.
What did John Smith do to get people to work and start up the colony?
He would not allow them to eat if they didn’t work.
What did the chief Powhatan order when his tribe captured John Smith?
He wanted John’s head to be bashed in with a club.
Who stopped John’s execution?
Powhatan’s daughter, Pocahontas.
Why did John Smith leave Virginia?
While he was sleeping, a bag of gunpowder caught fire and blew up, badly injuring him. He returned to England because of it.
a new governor comments on plants growing in the streets of Chesapeake Bay, why were the plants growing?
They were purposefully planted as tobacco plants, which were being used to sell as tobacco.
Why did King James dislike smoking?
He thought smoking was “loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs.”
