Chapter 3 Flashcards
First English settlement in America?
Roanoke
Who established Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What word was left behind on Roanoke Island when John White returned?
Croatoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters
Joint-stock company?
Investors that invest to help start a settlement. Investors get percentage after profits are reached.
Settlement established by by Virginia company?
Jamestown
Time period name 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 Burgessess
Official Church of England after 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?
Separatists
Who were the Separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
Pilgrims
What was the name of of the ship the pilgrims came to the Americas on?
MayFlower
What percentage of pilgrims passed away after their first winter?
50%
Who were the 2 people who showed the pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?
Squanto and Samoset
Native American group that participated in first thanksgiving?
Wampanoag tribe
First leader of the pilgrims and wrote the book “Of Plymouth Plantation”?
William Bradford
Puritans society 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?
19 people were falsely accused of witch craft and were prosecuted
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Hartford, Connecticut
What was special about Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
They had the first Constitution
What was the name of the Dutch Colony of North America?
New Netherlands
What was the main settlement of the Dutch Colony?
New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island
After the British takeover 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?
Refused to fight in wars and didn’t 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 of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantation Farming
What were indentured servants?
Laborer under contract to an employee in exchange for transportation, food, and lodging
Which 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?
Mason-Dixon Line
Who led the rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?
Nathaniel Bacon
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
Set up as a buffer state between the stranger English colonies and Spanish attacks. Plus 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 the time?
New France
