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Chapet 3 Flashcards

1
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What was the first English settlement in America?

A

Roanoke

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2
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Who established Roanoke?

A

Sir Walter Raleigh

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3
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What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned?

A

Croatoan

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4
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What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?

A

Charters Documents

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5
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What is a joint stick company?

A

Inventory buy stock to help set a settlement and later make profit off of it

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6
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What was the first establishment made by the Virginia Co

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Jamestown

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7
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Who was the first governor of Jamestown

A

Captain John Smith

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8
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What time period did the Powhatans stop providing food

A

1609-1610 Called the starving time

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9
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What crop saved Jamestown

A

Tobacco

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10
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Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?

A

Captain John Smith

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11
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What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?

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The house of Burgesses

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12
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What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?

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The Anglican Church

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13
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?

A

Protestants wanted to reform and the Protestants did.

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14
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?

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Purtains

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15
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Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?

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Pilgrims

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16
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What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?

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Mayflower

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17
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What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?

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About 50%

18
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Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?

A

Squanto and Samoset

19
Q

What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?

A

Wampanoag

20
Q

Who was the first leader of the Pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation?

A

William Bradford

21
Q

What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?

A

Mass. Bay Colony

22
Q

Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?

A

John Winthrop

23
Q

What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?

A

It was a series of hangings because they where accused of witchcraft

24
Q

What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?

A

Hartford Connecticut

25
Q

What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

A

It was the first American Constitution

26
Q

What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?

A

New Netherlands but its main settlement was New Amsterdam

27
Q

What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?

A

New Amsterdam

28
Q

After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?

A

New York

29
Q

What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn?

A

Pennsylvania

30
Q

What religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views?

A

A Quaker

31
Q

What is a pacifist?

A

No force or violence

32
Q

Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?

A

Women and Native Americans

33
Q

What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?

A

Plantations

34
Q

What were indentured servants?

A

A laborer under a contract.

35
Q

What colony was founded by George Calvert?

A

Maryland

36
Q

What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?

A

The act of toleration

37
Q

What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies

A

Mason Dixion Line

38
Q

Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?

A

Nathaniel Bacon

39
Q

Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

A

James Oglethorpe

40
Q

What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?

A

It was set up as a buffer state

41
Q

What was the colony founded in New France?

A

Louisiana

42
Q

Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?

A

France

COPPER 8th (6 decks)

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