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Chapter 7 - Jamestown Flashcards

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He grew tobacco in Jamestown and also married Pocahontas

A

John Rolfe

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What was the first permanent English settlement in America called?

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Jamestown

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Who started the settlement of Jamestown?

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Virginia Company

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Jamestown was named after what King?

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King James I

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Who is the Native woman who supposedly saved John Smith’s life and she died before returning to Jamestown?

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Pocahantas

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Who stated “Those who do not work, shall not eat!” and returned to England after being injured?

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John Smith

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How did the colonists of Jamestown suffer?

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  1. Natives and colonists fighting
  2. Water was unsafe to drink
  3. There were disease-carrying mosquitoes.
  4. The soil was too sandy to grow crops.
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In 1619, Who made laws for the Jamestown colony?

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The House of Burgesses

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The population increased in Jamestown in 1619 due to what?

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Arrival of slaves, children and women.

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Who was responsible for bringing in Africans to be indentured servants and slaves in Jamestown?

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Dutch

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Indentured servants could have their debt paid off in how many years?

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5 to 7 years

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Shares of ownership of a company are called what?

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Stock

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The chief of the tribe was known as what?

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Powhatan

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The people under the Powhatan united in order to protect what?

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Hunting grounds

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A crop, such as tobacco, that could be sold for a profit was called what?

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cash crop

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King Henry VII started a new church in England called what?

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The church of England

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The members of the Church of England were called what because of their protests against the Catholic Church?

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Protestants

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Where did Protestants move who wanted more religious freedom?

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Netherlands

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Parents who moved to Netherlands were worried that their children would grow up more Dutch than English. They were called what?

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Pilgrims

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What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on across the Atlantic?

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Mayflower

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The pilgrims called their settlement what?

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Plymouth

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What was the form of government enacted by the Pilgrims? It was a document named after their ship and stated laws that would be fair and equal for all.

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Mayflower Compact

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What did many Pilgrims die from during their first winter?

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Lack of food and cold temperatures.

24
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Three Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims?

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  1. Squanto
  2. Samoset
  3. Massasoit
25
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Who was the leader of a tribe of Native Americans located in New England?

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Sachem

26
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What did Squanto show the Pilgrims?

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  1. How to plant corn by using fish as a fertilizer.
  2. How to hunt deer
  3. How to trap rabbits.

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