Chapet 3 Flashcards
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke
Who established Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned?
Croatoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters Documents
What is a joint stick company?
Inventory buy stock to help set a settlement and later make profit off of it
What was the first establishment made by the Virginia Co
Jamestown
Who was the first governor of Jamestown
Captain John Smith
What time period did the Powhatans stop providing food
1609-1610 Called the starving time
What crop saved Jamestown
Tobacco
Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?
Captain John Smith
What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?
The house of Burgesses
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?
The Anglican Church
Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?
Protestants wanted to reform and the Protestants did.
Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?
Purtains
Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
Pilgrims
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?
Mayflower
What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?
About 50%
Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?
Squanto and Samoset
What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?
Wampanoag
Who was the first leader of the Pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford
What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?
Mass. Bay Colony
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
It was a series of hangings because they where accused of witchcraft
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Hartford Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
It was the first American Constitution
What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?
New Netherlands but its main settlement was New Amsterdam
What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?
New Amsterdam
After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?
New York
What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
What religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views?
A Quaker
What is a pacifist?
No force or violence
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?
Women and Native Americans
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantations
What were indentured servants?
A laborer under a contract.
What colony was founded by George Calvert?
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
The act of toleration
What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies
Mason Dixion Line
Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?
Nathaniel Bacon
Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
It was set up as a buffer state
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
France
