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?
Croatoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters
What is a joint-stock company?
Investors buy stock to help set settlement up and once profits are researched,the investor get a percentage.
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 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?
Separatists
Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
The 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 and 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?
Mass. Bay Colonies
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
They were a series of hearings and prosecution of people accused of witchcraft which many were falsely accused.
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
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?
Pacifist
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?
Labor under contract to an employer in exchange for their transportation feed and lodging.
What colony was founded by George Calvert?
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
Act of Tolerant
What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?
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?
It was set up as a buffer state between the stronger English colonies and Spanish attacks and 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?
France
