Chapter 3 Flashcards
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke, NC
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 who buy land land then give profit to king.
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?
Jamestown
Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?
Cpt. 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
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?
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?
Falsely accused people charged with witchcraft were killed.
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Hartford,Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
First Constitution of the Americas
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?
The Quakers
What is a pacifist?
A person will not practice violence.
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?
Women and NAs
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantations
What were indentured servants?
Laborers who were under contract to an employer in exchange for their transportation,food, and lodging.
What colony was founded by Sir George Calvert?
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
The Act of Toleration
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 Olglethorp
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
Buffer State between Spanish And English Colonies and place when Debtors could go.
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The French
