Chapter 2 Flashcards
What product did the Jamestown colony produce and sell to England for profit (saved the colony of Jamestown)?
tobacco
In which colony could poor, imprisoned people from England could start over?
Georgia
The three-way trade New England merchants established with the Caribbean colonies in order to acquire British goods is an example of ____________.
Triangular Trade
What was the first permanent English settlement (meaning it did not fail. The colony struggled, but managed to survive) in the North America?
Jamestown
In the winter of 1607 the Jamestown colony was short on food. One Englishmen helped the colonists to begin trading with the Native Americans and formed a positive relationship with Chief Powhatan. Who was the Englishman?
John Smith
What Native American helped teach the Pilgrims at Plymouth how to fish and farm?
Squanto
To encourage settlers to come to Jamestown, the headright system offered them ___________.
land
As more and more settlers arrived in Jamestown, what happened to the relations between the Native Americans and the colonists?
The relations worsened
The Pilgrims departed from England aboard the ___________________ trying to escape religious persecution and form a new colony where they could practice their religious beliefs freely.
Mayflower
What business drove the economy in the New England colonies?
lumber and shipbuilding
What business drove the economy in the Middle colonies?
“The breadbasket”
grains like wheat and rye
What business drove the economy in the Southern colonies?
Farming and cash crops
What group of people wanted to People who wanted to purify the Anglican church of Catholic elements and rituals?
The Puritans
Who were the people who wanted to totally separate from the Anglican Church?
The Separatist
Which group of people believed in an “inner light”, were pacifists (opposed to violence), saw no need for churches, and objected political authority?
The Quakers
What 3 colonies had good relationships with the Native American tribes in their colonies?
Georgia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
What were two of the many problems we discussed that limited the success of Jamestown?
- Located in a swampy area
- Settlers did not want to work
Early on the English were not interested in settling in the New World. Two main things changed and became motivations for the English to explore. List both motivations:
_____________________ motivation and ___________________________ motivation.
religious
economics
The first written constitution of the American colonies was known as the ________________________________.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The first general assembly in Virginia was called the House of _____________________________.
Burgesses
_________________________ is a group of investors that pool their money to fund projects or expeditions.
Joint-stock company
The marriage of Chief Powhatan’s daughter _____________________ and John Rolfe temporarily helped to ease tensions between English and Native Americans
Pocahontas
Before the Pilgrims left their ship, they wrote the first self-government plan in the New World that focused on making decisions for the general good of the colony. What was the document called?_________________________________________
The Mayflower Compact
The three day festival where the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians celebrated the harvest is the basis for what present day holiday? ____________________________________________
Thanksgiving
In what colonies were Native American tribes present at the time of colonial settlement?
ALL 13 colonies
