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
Charter
What is a joint stock company
When investors buy stock to set up settlements then when profits are reached
The investors gain 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?
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?
The 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?
Quakers
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%
What Native American group participated in the first thanksgiving
Wampanoag
Who was this 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
The mass bay colony
Who was the puritan that was the governor of Mass. Bay Colony
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem witch trials?
It was a series of prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft. Where many who were falsely accused, were killed.
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish
Hartford Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
It was the first written constitution in America and they worshiped freedom
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 is a pacifist
Someone who refuses to fight in war 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?
Indentured servants were men and women who signed a contract (also known as an indenture or a covenant) by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia
What colony was founded by George Calvert?
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
Act of toleration
What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?
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 Edward Oglethorpe
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia
For a buffer and to give people in debt work
Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?
Squanto and samoset
