Chapter3 Flashcards
Who established Roanoke ?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned ?
Croatoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James 1
Charters
What is a joint stock company ?
Investers that buy stock to help set the settlement
What was the settlement established by the virginia company ?
Jamestown
Who was the first governer of the Jamestown settelment ?
Captin John Smith
What was the time period called when the powhatan stopoed 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 Burgesses
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation ?
Anglician Church
Who were the Protestants who wanted to Reform the Anglican Chrurch
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 religeous 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 ?
About 50%
Who were the two people who showed the pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish ?
Squanto and Samoset
What native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving
Wamponoag
Who was the first leader of the pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation ?
William Bradford
What was the first english settlement in america ?
Roanoke
What was the Puritan society that was based on the bible ?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who was the Puritan that was the governer of the Mass. Bay Colony
John Winthrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials
Hearings of people accused of witch craft
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish ?
Hartford , Cinnecticut
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 netherland
What was the main settlement of the Dutch Colony
New Amterdam
After the British take over this Dutch Colony what was its named changed to ?
New York
What was the name of the colony founded by Wiliam Penn ?
Pennsylvania
What religeous belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other peoples veiws
Quaker / pacifist
What is a pacifist ?
People who refuse to fight in wars or use force .
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in colonies at this time ?
Women and native americans
What was the economy of the southern colonies driven by ?
Plantations
What where indentured servants ?
Laborer under contract to an employer in exchange for their transpotation.
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 Northern and Southern Colonies?
Mason Dixon 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 oglethrope
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
It was set up as a buffer state between the stronger english colonies and spanish attacks .
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The french had the best relations with the native americans
