Chapter 3 Study Guide 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
Croaton
What are documents that gave rights to established settlements from King James 1
Charter-Documents
What is a joint-stock company
Investors buy stock to help set the settlement up and once profits are reached,investors get 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 Pawhatan stopped providing food for the colonists
” The 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
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
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 people that showed the pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish
Squanto and Samoset
What Native America group participated in the First Thanksgiving
The Wampanoag Indians
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
Who was the puritan that was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials
Series of hearings and 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
The 1st written constitution in America
What was the name of the Dutch Colony in Native America
New Amsterdam
After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its 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 view
Quakers
What is a pacifist
People who refuse to fight in wars or use force
Quaker were much accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time
Woman and Native Americans
Quakers were much more accepting of what of people than others in the colonies at this time
Women and Native Americans
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies diversity
Plantations
What were indentured servants
Laborer under contract to an employer exchange for their transportation,food,and lodging
What Colony was founded by George Calvert
Maryland-Catholic Colony
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely
Act of Toleration
What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies
Mason-Dixion 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
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia
As a buffer state between the stronger English colonies and Spanish attacks,and as a place were English debtors and the lower class could get a fresh start.
What was the Colony founded in New France
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at the time
The French
