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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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What was the first English settlement in America

A

Jamestown

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2
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Who established Roanoke

A

Sir Walter Raleigh

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3
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What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned

A

Violence

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4
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What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James

A

The charter

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5
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What is a joint-stock company

A

companys stock is owned jointly by the shareholders

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6
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What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company

A

Jamestown settlement

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7
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Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?

A

Thomas west

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8
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What was the time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonists?

A

The starving time

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9
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What crop saved Jamestown

A

Tobacco

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10
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Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas

A

John Rolfe

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11
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What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?

A

Virginia

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12
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What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation

A

The reformation

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13
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church

A

Puritans

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14
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches

A

Sepretanists

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15
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches

A

Pilgrims

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16
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What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on

A

Mayflower

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17
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What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter

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Almost 50%

18
Q

Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish

A

Wampoonag and English

19
Q

What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving

A

Wampanoag

20
Q

Who was the first leader of the Pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation

A

William Bradford

21
Q

What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible

A

Englands

22
Q

Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony

A

John Winthrop

23
Q

What happened during the Salem Witch Trials

A

Whitchcraft

24
Q

What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?

A

Connecticut

25
Q

What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

A

It described how the government was set up

26
Q

What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?

A

Fort Nassau on Castle Island

27
Q

What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?

A

New Amsterdam

28
Q

After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?

A

New York

29
Q

What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn

A

Pennsylvania

30
Q

What religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views

A

All faiths had equal rights

31
Q

What is a pasifist

A

a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable

32
Q

Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?

A

Qu

33
Q

What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?

A

Plantations

34
Q

What were indentured servants

A

men and women who signed a contract by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years

35
Q

What colony was founded by George Calvert

A

Baltimore

36
Q

What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?

A

Act of Toleratio

37
Q

What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?

A

Civil war

38
Q

Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?

A

Calvert

39
Q

Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

A

James Edward Oglethorpe

40
Q

What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?

A

It had been more than five decades since the British had established a new colony

41
Q

What was the colony founded in New France?

A

Canada

42
Q

Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?

A

The French

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