Chapter 3 Flashcards
(42 cards)
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
