Chapter 2- The First English Colonies Flashcards
In the 1530s which English king made the English reformation official?
Henry the eighth
Why was it important that he did this?
Because he broke with the Roman Catholic Church.
And 1215 what English king signed the Magna Carta?
King John
Why is the Magna Carta so important?
It limited the Kings power
1577 who marked on a voyage to become the first English meant to sail around the world?
Sir Francis Drake
1585 who was sent to establish a colony in Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
In 1587 who was sent to reestablish the colony of Roanoke?
John white
Who is the first English child to be born in America?
Virginia dare
What type of company was formed by several businessman and asking in a single company to support a colonizing venture?
A joint stock company
What year did the English establish Jamestown?
1607
Why was Jamestown significant?
The first permanent English settlement in the New World
What was James towns biggest problem?
The common store house
In 1608 who took charge of the colony and saved it from self-destruction?
John Smith
What verse did John Smith apply to tell people that if they didn’t work they wouldn’t eat?
2 Thessalonians 3:10
Who introduced tobacco to the colony?
John Rolfe
What do we call a person who works for an established colonist who pays for their passage to the New World?
Indentured servant
Why was the house of burgesses important?
It’s set an important president for representative government in early America.
Why did Nathaniel bacon rebel against the governor.
He had felt that the governor was caring more about trade with the Indians than the settlers.
What is a dissenter?
A person who doesn’t agree with the Church of England
Who let the Scrooby congregation in England?
John Robinson
In 1609 where did the Scruby congregation go?
Leyden Holland
In what year did the pilgrims board the mayflower and sail for the New World??
1620
How many passengers on the mayflower were pilgrims from Leyden.
35
On what date did the pilgrims arrive at Plymouth?
December 21, 1620
What Indian startled the English by greeting them in English?
Samoset
What Indian acted as an interpreter and taught the pilgrims how to plant crops and hunt and fish.
Squanto
In 1863 what president helped establish thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first governor of Plymouth?
John Carver
Who was the second governor of Plymouth?
William Bradford
Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
John Winthrop
