Chapter 3 Flashcards
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 the documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters
What is a joint-stock company?
A company that buys stock in return for some of its profits in the future.
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?
Jamestown
Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?
Captain John Smith
What was the time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonists?
The Starving Time
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 Burgesses
What was the offical Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?
The Anglican Church
Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?
The Puritans
Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?
The Seperatists
Who were the seperatists who came to the colonies for religious freedoms?
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?
About 50%
Who were the two people that 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?
The Wamponoag Indians
Who was the first leader of the Pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford
What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
There was a series of hearings and persecutions for people that were accused of witchcraft. There was 19 people put to death. These people were falsely accused.
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Hartford, Conneticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Conneticut?
It was the first written Constitution in America
What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?
New Netherlands
What was the main settlement of the Dutch Colony?
New Amsterdam
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 beliefs did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views?
Ouaker
What is a pacifist?
A pacifist is someone who refuses to fight in wars
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?
Woman and Native Americans
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantations
What were Indentured Servants?
They were laborers under a contract to an employer in exchange for their transportation, food, and lodging.
What colony was founded by George Calvert?
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
The Act of Toleration
What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?
The Mason-Dixon Line
Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel thay ever was in Virginia”?
Nathaniel Bacon
Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?
James Oglethrope
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
Because it was a buffer state
What was the colony founded in New France?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The French
