Chapter 3 Flashcards
What was the first English settlement in America
Roanoke!
Who established Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh
What word was left behind on Roanoke island when John White saw when he returned?
Croatoan
What documents gave rights to establish settlements from King James the 1st?
Charters
what is a joint stock company?
investors buy stock, help settlement, once profits are reach, investors 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 stop providing food for the colonist?
the starving times
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
Who were the protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?
puritans
what was the official church of England after the Protestant reform
Anglican
Who were the protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?
separatist
Who is the separatist who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
pilgrims
what was the name of the ship the pilgrims came to America on.
Mayflower
what percent of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?
about 50%
Who were the two people who 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?
pilgrims and 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?
bay colony
Who is the Puritan that was the governor of Massachusetts Bay colony?
John Winthrop
what happened during the Salem witch trials
19 people were falsely accused and killed of whichcraft
what city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish
Connecticut
what was special about the fundamental orders of Connecticut
first written constitution of 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 the Dutch colony what is its name changed to
New York
what is the name of the colony founded by William penn
Pennsylvania
what religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of others views
pacifist
what is a pacifist
A pacifist is a person who does not believe in violence and will not fight // quakers
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?
slaves that worked under contract
what colony was founded by George Calvert
maryland
what law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely
act of tolerance
what is the central boundary between the north and southern colonies
mason-Dixon line
Who let a Rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”
Nathaniel bacon
Who was the founder of the colony of Virginia
James Oglethorpe
what was the main reason for the creation of Georgia
buffer and debtor state
what was the colony founded in new France
Louisiana
which country has the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
France
