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Chapter 3 Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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What was the first English settlement in America

A

Roanoke

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2
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Who established Roanoke

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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3
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What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned

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Croaton

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4
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What are documents that gave rights to established settlements from King James 1

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Charter-Documents

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5
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What is a joint-stock company

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

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6
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What was the settlement established by the Virginia company

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Jamestown

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7
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Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement

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Captain John Smith

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8
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What was the time period called when the Pawhatan stopped providing food for the colonists

A

” The Starving Time”

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9
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What crop saved Jamestown

A

Tobacco

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10
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Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan,Pocahontas

A

John Rolfe

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11
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What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown

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The House of Burgesses

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

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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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14
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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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15
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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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16
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What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came to America on

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Mayflower

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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 people that showed the pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish

A

Squanto and Samoset

19
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What Native America group participated in the First Thanksgiving

A

The 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

Massachusetts Bay Colony

22
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Who was the puritan that was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

A

John Winthrop

23
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What happened during the Salem Witch Trials

A

Series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft where many who were falsely accused were killed

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

The 1st written constitution in America

26
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What was the name of the Dutch Colony in Native America

A

New Amsterdam

27
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After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its Changed to

A

New York

28
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What was the name of the Colony founded by William Penn

A

Pennsylvania

29
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What religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s view

A

Quakers

30
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What is a pacifist

A

People who refuse to fight in wars or use force

31
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Quaker were much accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time

A

Woman and Native Americans

32
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Quakers were much more accepting of what of people than others in the colonies at this time

A

Women and Native Americans

33
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What was the economy of the Southern Colonies diversity

A

Plantations

34
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What were indentured servants

A

Laborer under contract to an employer exchange for their transportation,food,and lodging

35
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What Colony was founded by George Calvert

A

Maryland-Catholic Colony

36
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What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely

A

Act of Toleration

37
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What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies

A

Mason-Dixion Line

38
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Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia

A

Nathaniel Bacon

39
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Who was the founder of the Colony of Georgia

A

James Oglethorpe

40
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What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia

A

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.

41
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What was the Colony founded in New France

A

Louisiana

42
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Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at the time

A

The French

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