chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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spain denomination
A
catholic
2
Q
england denomination
A
protestant
3
Q
primogeniture
A
oldest son gets assets
4
Q
turning point (specifically in sea)
A
defeat of spanish armada 1588
5
Q
starving period
A
original settlers die of disease
6
Q
first colony attempt
A
roanoke
7
Q
who organized roanoke
A
sir walter raleigh
8
Q
joint stock company
A
individuals pool money together and share wins and losses
9
Q
headright system
A
legal grant of land if colonists paid for travel
10
Q
nathaniel bacon
A
leads rebellion against indian frontier and burns jamestown
11
Q
act of toleration
A
religious freedom for christians
12
Q
chesapeake colonies
A
virginia and maryland
13
Q
captain john smith
A
he who shal not work shal not eat
14
Q
father of tobacco + married pocahontas
A
john rolfe
15
Q
house of burgesses
A
representative self government (early form of us government)
