Chapter 3 Flashcards
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke
Who sent the Spanish Armada to try and convert England back to Catholicism?
King Phillip II
Who established Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned?
Croatoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters
What is a joint-stock company?
Investors buy stock to set the settlement up and once profits are reached the investors get a percentage
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?
Jamestown
Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?
John Smith
What crop saved Jamestown?
Tobacco
Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?
The House of Bergesses
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?
The Anglican Church
Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?
Puritans
Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?
Separatist
Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
Pilgrims
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?
Mayflower
What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?
50%
Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?
Squanto and Samoset
What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?
Wampanoag
What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?
Bay colony
What was the Great Migration?
During the 1630’s over 15,000 puritans went to Mas. To escape persecution and economic struggle in England
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Hartford and Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
It was the first constitution written in America
What was the Native American name for King Phillip?
Metacomet
What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?
Netherlands
What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?
New Amsterdam
What was the name of the landowners who received grants to increase New Netherland’s population?
Patroons
After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?
New York
What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
What religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views?
He was a Quaker
What is a pacifist?
People who refuse to fight in wars and use force
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantation
What were indentured servants?
Laborer under contract to an employer in exchanged for their transportation, food, and lodging
What colony was founded by George Calvert?
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
Act of Toleration
What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?
Mason-Dixon Line
Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?
Nathaniel Bacon
What were the two main crops mentioned about North Carolina?
Tobacco and timber
What were the two main crops mentioned about South Carolina?
Rice and indigo
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Who were settlers that paid their landlord an annual rent & worked a fixed number of days each year?
Tenant farmer
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The French
What three types of people did the Spanish send to settle New Mexico?
Soldiers, settlers, and missionaries
What were missions?
Religious settlements to convert Native Americans to Catholicsm
