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?
a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?
Jamestown
Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?
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 Rolf
What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?
House of Burgesses
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?
Angelican
Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?
Sepritist
Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?
Puritans
Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
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?
Sqanto and sunset
What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?
Waompanoag
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?
Mastchusets colony
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
A lot of people were accused of witchy crafty
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
It settled the structures and powers
What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?
Manhattan
After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?
Newyork
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?
Native Americans and women
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Plantations-large estates where crops where grown to sale.
What were indentured servants?
Laborer under contract to an employer in exchange for transportation food and loading.
What colony was founded by 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?
The 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?
Oglethorpe
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
They act as a buffer between the stronger English colonies and the spanish
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
France
