Colonial America - 8th Grade U.S. History Flashcards
- Identify major colonies in Colonial America - Explain and describe significant events and people of the time
Who founded Jamestown?
the Virginia Company
Why was Jamestown founded?
to mine gold and silver
What was the government like in Jamestown?
militaristic -> House of Burgesses (legislature)
What was Jamestown’s interactions with the Indigenous people like?
mutual benefits -> overstepping (constant need for more land)
What was a unique characteristic of the Jamestown colony?
tobacco saved them
How did Virginia come about?
grew off Jamestown’s prosperity
Why was Virginia founded?
for more land and wealth
Who founded the colony of Massachusetts?
English settlers on their way to Jamestown (mainly puritans)
Why was MB founded?
financial & religious stability
What was MB’s government like?
small group to make laws (Winthrop & assistants) -> adult males voting w/ property & strict religious rules created Connecticut + Rhode Island
What is a unique characteristic of MB?
The Great Migration
Who founded Rhode Island?
Roger Williams (banned by Puritan leaders)
Why was Rhode island founded?
everyone should be able to practice their religion / buying land from Indigenous people
What is a UC of Rhode Island?
Anne Hutchinson the feminist was here + individuals of the Jewish community
Who founded the colony of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
Why was the colony of Georgia founded?
a fresh start for debters
What was the gov. of Georgia like?
limits for landholding, bans on slave labor & rum (too many complaints about these rules so it was overturned)
UC of Georgia?
charter -> royal; British supported it because it could serve as a military barrier between British & Spain colonies
What happened before Nathaniel Bacon’s rebellion?
William Berkely pledged to stop settlers moving on Indigenous lands (1640s)
Background info on Nathaniel Bacon?
He was a Westerner of Virginia, but there were more easterners in the Virginian government.
What happened during Bacon’s Rebellion?
led attacks on Native Americans & drove out Berkely, but died suddenly —- if he had lived, Western Virginia would’ve been independent
Who were the Separatists?
sought to separate from the church & set up their own (pilgrims)
Who was John Rolfe?
married Pocahontas — the chief’s daughter — which improved the relations with the 30+ Alogonquian-speaking Nations
What happened before King Philip’s war? (also known as Metacomet’s Rebellion)
settlers of new England moved onto Indigenous lands w/o permission & competed fiercely for land
