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Chapter 3 Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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Who established Roanoke?

A

Sir Walter Raleigh

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What was the word left behind on Roanoke island that John white saw when he returned?

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Croatoan

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3
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What are documents that gave rights to establish settlement from king James I

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Charters

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4
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What is a joint-stock company?

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Investor buy stock to help set the settlement up and once profits are reached, the investors get a percentage.

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5
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What is the settlement established by the Virginia company?

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Jamestown

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Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?

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Captain John smith

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What time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonists?

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The starving time

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8
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What crop saved Jamestown?

A

Tobacco

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Who married the daughter of chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?

A

John Rolfe

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10
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What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?

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the house of burgesses

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11
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What was the first English settlement in America?

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Roanoke

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12
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What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?

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The Anglican Church

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13
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?

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Puritans

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Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?

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Separatists

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Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?

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Pilgrims

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What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?

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Mayflower

17
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What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?

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50%

18
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Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?

A

Squanto and samoset.

19
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What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?

A

Wampanoag Indians

20
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Who was the first leader of the Pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation?

A

William Bradford

21
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What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?

A

The mass bay colony

22
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Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?

A

John wintrope

23
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What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?

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Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft.

24
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What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?

A

Hartford, Connecticut

25
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What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

A

It was the first written constitution

26
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What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?

A

New Netherlands

27
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What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?

A

New Amsterdam

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