Chapter 3 Flashcards
What was the first English settlement in America
Jamestown
Who established Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned
Violence
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James
The charter
What is a joint-stock company
companys stock is owned jointly by the shareholders
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company
Jamestown settlement
Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?
Thomas west
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 Rolfe
What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?
Virginia
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation
The reformation
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
Sepretanists
Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches
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
Almost 50%
Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish
Wampoonag and English
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
Englands
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials
Whitchcraft
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
It described how the government was set up
What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?
Fort Nassau on Castle Island
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
All faiths had equal rights
What is a pasifist
a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?
Qu
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantations
What were indentured servants
men and women who signed a contract by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years
What colony was founded by George Calvert
Baltimore
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
Act of Toleratio
What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?
Civil war
Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?
Calvert
Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?
James Edward Oglethorpe
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
It had been more than five decades since the British had established a new colony
What was the colony founded in New France?
Canada
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The French
