Chapter3 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?
Croatoan
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charters
What is a joint-stock company?
Investors buy stock to help set the settlement up and once profits are reached the investors get a percentage of the money they make
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?
James town
Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?
Captain john smith
What was the time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonists?
Winter of 1609-1610
What crop saved Jamestown?
Tabaco
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
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?
Separatist
Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
Virginia co
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?
The mayflower
What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?
50%
Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?
Squanto samosat
What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?
Wampanoag
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
Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?
John winrop
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
Falsely accused of being witches died
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Leaving the puritan order
What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?
Manhattan
After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?
New York
What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
What is a pacifist?
Someone who doesn’t believe in fighting
Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?
Separatists and puritans
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?
Gold and land
What were indentured servants?
People who signed a contract for work exchange for food and shelter
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?
The 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 Oglethorpe
What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?
It was set up for English and Spanish colonies
What was the colony founded in New France?
Louisiana
Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?
The French
