Chapter 3 Flashcards
What is a joint-stock company?
Investors buy stock to help set the settlement up and once profits are reached, the investors get a percentage
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke
What was the first English settlement in America?
Jamestown
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 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 Rolf
What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?
The House of Burdges
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?
Anglican
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?
Separatists
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?
The Mayflower