Chapter 2: Transplantation and Borderlands

Question 1

What was Jamestown?

Answer 1

Jamestown was a British settlement established by the London Company (later renamed the Virginia Company) in 1607. The settlement faced many difficulties stabilizing due to outbreaks in Malaria, hot humid summers, powerful Indian tribes, lack of women, and distinct climates.

Question 2

Who was De La Warr?

Answer 2

De La Warr was a Jamestown’s first governor. De La Warr convinced emigrating settlers to return back to Jamestown were he set up work gangs with harsh punishments.

Question 3

What did the Virginia Company offer to attract settlers to Jamestown in their 1618 campaign?

Answer 3

The Virginia Company set effect the headright system. They offered 50 acres(a headright) of land for every person who migrated to to Jamestown. Also, anyone who paid for the passage of other immigrants received an extra headright. Iron workers, skilled craftsmen, and women were also sent to Jamestown to diversify the population. The settlers were promised full rights of English men and a share in self-government.

Question 4

Key Concept 2.1

Answer 4

Differences in imperial goals, cultures, and the North American environments that different empires confronted led Europeans to develop diverse patterns of colonization.

Question 5

Key Concept 2.2

Answer 5

European colonization efforts in North America stimulated intercultural contact and intensified conflict between the various groups of colonizers and native peoples.

Question 6

Key Concept 2.3

Answer 6

The increasing political, economic, and cultural exchanges within the “Atlantic World” had a profound impact on the development of colonial societies in North America.