Chapter 2 Flashcards
The stockholders, who invested in the Virginia company, were motivated primarily by what factor?
Financial profit
Why did division arrives with in the angelic in church under James I?
dissenter is believed the church needed “purifying” from Catholic rituals
Accurately described the ship Mayflower?
The ship headed across the Atlantic bound for the Virginia colony
How did the Jamestown colony survive?
John Smith, impose strict military discipline and forced everyone to work.
How did the Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity?
Tobacco production
Define the head right system?
The head right system gave 50 acres of Land to anyone who would transport himselves to the colony
What is true of the colony of Pennsylvania?
The colony was open to all religious believers
Why was Anne Hutchinson kicked out of Massachusetts?
Challenging the authority of male ministers.
Jamestown colony exhibited which of the following characteristics during its early years?
A high mortality rate from disease and famine.
What was one result of the glorious revolution of 1688?
The revolution reasserted the power of Parliament
How did geographical factors shape the development of the British colonies
The ocean separated the old and new worlds, which enabled new ideas about political liberties and economic freedom to grow in the colonies in the 18th century.
what is true of the institution of slavery in the English colonies of North America?
Slavery and New England tended to be “family slavery” with slaves and masters living under the same roof.
Maryland was established in 1634 as a refugee for which group?
English Catholics
What crop did the English hope to grow in the Carolinas?
Sugar
What accurately describes the middle passage?
The middle passage from Africa to the Americas was the journey of Americans into slavery.
