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 documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters.
Early 1600s
What is a joint-stock company?
Investors buy stock to help set the settlement up and once profits are reached, investors get a percentage of the cost
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.” Winter of 1609-1610
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 official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?
Anglican Church of England in 1534
Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?
Puritians
Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?
Separatists.
Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
Pilgrams
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?
Mayflower in September 1620.
What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?
About 50% of the people died in 1st winter.
Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?
Squnato and Samoset
What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?
Wampanoag (Squanto and Samoset tribe) led by William Bradford
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?
Mass. Bay Colony
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke in 1586.
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
Witch Trail were a series of hearings and prosections of people accused of witch craft where many were fasley accused and killed.
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Hartford, Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
It was the 1st 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 belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views?
Quaker
What is a pacifist?
People who refuse to fight in wars or use force.
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?
Women and Native Americans
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantations
* large estates where crops are grown for sale, not local consumption.
What were indentured servants?
A laborer under contract to an employer in exchange for the 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?
The Mason-Dixon Line
Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?
Nathaniel Bacon
Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
Set up as a buffer state for English colonies and Spanish attacks.
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The French (or France)
