Chapter 3

Question 1

What was the first English settlement in America?

Answer 1

Roanoke

Question 2

Who established Roanoke?

Answer 2

Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 3

What was the world left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned?

Answer 3

The word “Croaton” carved on a gate post.

Question 4

What are documents that gave rights to established settlement form King James 1?

Answer 4

Gave rights to establish settlements.

Question 5

What is a joint-stock company?

Answer 5

Investors buy stock to help set the settlement up and once profits are reached, the investors get a percentage.

Question 6

What was the first settlement established by the Virginia Company?

Answer 6

Jamestown

Question 7

Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?

Answer 7

Captian John Smith

Question 8

What was the time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing foor for the colonists?

Answer 8

1609-1610 “The Starving Time”

Question 9

What crop saved Jamestown?

Answer 9

Tobacoo

Question 10

Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?

Answer 10

John Rolfe

Question 11

What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?

Answer 11

The House of Burgesses

Question 12

What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 12

Anglican

Question 13

Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?

Answer 13

Puritains

Question 14

Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?

Answer 14

Separatists

Question 15

Who were the sepratists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?

Answer 15

Pilgrams

Question 16

What was the name of the ship the Piligrams came to America on?

Answer 16

Mayflower

Question 17

What percenatge of Piligrams passed away after the first winter?

Answer 17

50% of the Pilgrims died.

Question 18

Who were two people showed the Pilgrima how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?

Answer 18

Squanto and Samoset

Question 19

What Native Americans group praticpated in the First Thankgiving?

Answer 19

Wampanoag Indians

Question 20

Who was the first leader of the Pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation?

Answer 20

William Bradford

Question 21

What was the Puritian society that was based on the bible?

Answer 21

Mass Bay Colony

Question 22

Who was tne Puritian that was governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?

Answer 22

John Winthrop

Question 22

What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?

Answer 22

Series of hearing prosecutions of people accused of which craft where many people you were fasley accused. Were killed.

Question 23

What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?

Answer 23

Hartford, Connecticut after leaving the Puritians

Question 24

What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

Answer 24

It was the first written constitution in America

Question 25

What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?

Answer 25

New Netherlands

Question 26

What was the main settlement of the Dutch Colony

Answer 26

New Amsterdam

Question 27

After the British take over this Dutch Colony what was its named to?

Answer 27

New York

Question 28

What was the name of the colony founded by William Pen?

Answer 28

Pennsylvania

Question 29

What religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views?

Answer 29

Quakers

Question 30

What is a pacifist?

Answer 30

People you refuse to fight in wars or use force

Question 31

Ouakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?

Answer 31

Because of positive treatment women amd native americans