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?
Charter
What is a joint-stock company?
Virginia Company
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?
The starving time
What crop saved Jamestown?
Corn
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 leave and set up their own churches?
Separatists
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?
Abt 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?
Squanto and samoset tribe
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
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
People were falsely accused of using witch craft. And burnt at the stake
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Connecticut
What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?
Netherlands
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?
Quaker
What is a pacifist?
People who refuse to fight
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?
Labor under contract to an employer in exchange for their transportation food and lodging
What colony was founded by George Calvert?
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?
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 oglethorpe
