CH.2 Flashcards
who’s motto “to conquer is to live” and help found the colony for the virginia company. arrogant adventurer who had fought wars across europe
John Smith
investors pool money, hopefully profit, given charter from king
joint stock companies
queen elizabeth the first from the virgin queen, first joint stock company, found Jamestown
Virginia company
given the land by queen, first settlement Jamestown
Sir walter raleigh
what settlement was named after the king
Jamestown
“a group of Native American peoples that lived in eastern Virginia at the time of the first English settlements there.”
powhatans
only 38 colonists remained alive smith enforced new rules- he don't work, don't eat" forced colonists to farm forced powhatans to provide food smith burned bad by a bag of gunpowder forced to return to england
The starving time
tobacco-
europeans were introduced to it after columbus first voyage
very harsh, king james called it “sot weed”
1.5 mil pounds being exported to europe
Brown Gold
what did king james call brown gold
sot weed
who founded brown gold
john rolfe
anyone who paid their own way or someone else way to the colony received 50 acres of land per person
headright system
a group of people that settled a land grant
plantation
received passage, food, shelter, and “stuff”upon completion of service
gave 4-7 years of servitude
indentured servants
20 arrvied on a dutch ship
these were treated as indentured servants
slaves
who was the chiefs daughter and later married john rolfe
pocahontas
