Chapter 3 Flashcards
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke
Who established Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned
Crotoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters
What is a joint-stock company
Where Investors buy stock to help the settlement up and once profits are reached, the investors get a percentage.
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company
Jamestown Settlement
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
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
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
Separarists
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&& Samoset
What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving
Wampanoag
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 Company
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused or witchcraft where many were falsely accused were killed.
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Hartford Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
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 on Manhattan Island
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
Quakers
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
What were indentured servants?
Laborer under 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 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 , between the stronger English and Spanish attacks and as a place where English debtors and the lower class could get a fresh start
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The French
