Chapter 3 Study Guide Flashcards
Who established roanoke?
Sir walted raleigh
What was the word left behinf on roanoke islandthat john white saw when he returned?
Croatoan
What are documentsthat gave rights to estblish settlements from king jamesI?
Charters
What is a joint~stock company?
Investors buy stock to help set the settlement up and one profits are reaches,thd investors get a precentage.
What was the settlement established by the virginia company?
A joint~stock compony that gained a charterto establish jamestown
Who was the first governor of the jamestown settlement?
Captain jonh smith.
What was the time period called when the powhaten stopped providing food for the colonists?
“The starving time”.
What crop saved jamestown?
Tobacco
Who married the daughter of chief powhatan, Pocahontas?
Jonh Rolfe.
What was the legislative assembly of jametown?
The house of burgesses.
What was the official church of england after the protestant reformation?
Anglican church
What was the first english settlement in america?
Roanoke
