Chapter Three Flashcards
What was the first English settlement in America
Roanoke
Who established Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh
What word was left behind on Roanoke island that john with saw when he returned
Croatoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from king James
Charters
What is a joint-stock company
Investors by stock to help set the settlement
What was the settlement established by the Virginia company
Jamestown
Who was the first governor of jamestown
Captain john smith
What was the time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonist
The staving time
What product saved Jamestown
Tobacco
Who married the daughter of the chief Powhatan,Pocahontas
John Rolfe
What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown
House of burgesses
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant reformation
Anglican Church
Who where the protestants that wanted to reform the angican church
Ruritons
Who where the Protestants that wanted to leave and set up there own churches
Separatists
Who where the separatists that came to the colonies for religious freedom
Pilgrims
What was the name of the ship that the pilgrims came to America on
Mayflower
What percentage of the pilgrims passed away after the first winter
50%
Who were the two people that showed the pilgrims how to grow crops and hunt and fish
Squanto and samoset
What Native American group participated in the first thanksgiving
Wampanoag Indians
Who was the first leader of the pilgrims and wrote the book about the Plymouth plantation
William brodford
What was the purtian society that was based on the Bible
Massachusetts bay colony
Who was the purtian that was the governor of the mass, bay colony
John Winthrop
What happen during the Salem witch trials
A series of hearing and prosecution
What city and colony did Thomas hooker establish
Hard ford,Connecticut
What was special about the fundamental orders of Connecticut
It was the first written constitution in America
What was the name of the Dutch colony in North America
New Netherlands
What was the main settlement in the Dutch colony
New Amsterdam
After the British take over the Dutch colony what is its name 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 tolerated of other people’s view
Quakers
What is a pacifist
People that refuse to fight in wars or use force
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than other colonies were at this time
Women and Native Americans
What were the economy of the southern colonies driven by
Plantations
What were indentured servants
Laborer under contract to an employer in exchange for their transportation,food,and lodging
What colony was founded by George Calvert
Maryland
What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely
The act of toleration
What is the cultural boundary between the north and south colonies
Mason-Dixie line
Who led the rebellion and 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 between colonies
What was the colony founded in New France
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time
New France
