boom country Flashcards
what were indians not happy about the english man doing in vriginia
Planting tobacco
what was the average live span in the seasoning era
thirty to forty years
what was the era called where the english would move to vriginia and pursue oppratunity in making riches but in risk of death
the seasoning era
What happend to smith while he was sleeping
a sack of gun powder caught on fire and badly burnt him
Why did people want to hang John smith
because they believed he tried to plot an assassination on the colony leader to become king himself
Why did the new vriginia company send over 105 colonist to chesapeake
because they have a great oppratunity to grow sugar and coffee because of the enviroment
What did people want in the settlement of potosi
gold, silver, asian spices, redberries from africa
Who survived the seasoning era and the the indian attack and passed as an old man
Antonio the negro
What did the pilgrims hope to have.
the pilgrims who hoped to establish sacred communities and farm peacefully.
where was sugarcane sold to
America and Europe
Who were the people that had access to the sweetener
Wealthy lords
Where were the pilgrims’ heads before they were blown off course.
Virginia
What did many new comers die from in virginia
fever
Which type of colonist did Smith tell not to eat
The ones who couldn’t pull there weight
When did John smith have a barter for his life
When chef pocahontas ordered his brain to be hit with a club
What was King james view on tobacco
He believed smoking was loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs.”
What did the servants sign a contract for
agreeing to work for the master for four to seven years in exchange for the servant’s voyage to America and expenses
What did antonio change his name to
English sounding Anthony johnson
Only about ______ Africans lived there among the _________ settlers
300,13,000
Wht is the two man that represented them in the legislature,
the Horse of Burgesses.
What is a liberty fee
A new set of clothes, tools, and he has 50 acres of land.
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what did servants who didn’t die before the seven years had passed receive
a liberty fee
what time did the pilgrims land in virginia
1620
Which kind of people harvest in Africa
Kaffa
