colonization Flashcards
Walter Raleigh
led at least two searches for el dorado. made the colony of Roanoke
Francis drake
was awarded knighthood in 1581 by queen Elizabeth. hailed as the first English man to go around the world.
indentured servants
someone who owed a debt and paid it off by working for a number of years
house of burgesses
an assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. a stablished by the Virginia company
joint stock co
a business entity which is owned by share holders
John smith
soldier, explorers, author, leader of Jamestown, first English explorer to map the Chesapeake bay and New England
mayflower compact
it was a contract of sorts in which the settlers chose to follow the compact rules in order to survive
puritans
a significant grouping of English Protestant in the 16th and 17th centuries
Elizabeth I
the queen of England from 1558-1603, defeated the Spanish Armand’s
Jamestown
the first permanent English settlement established by john smith in Virginia
Anglicans
a group of people belonging to the Church of England
Henry VIII
king of England from 1491-1547 father of Elizabeth I
triangular trade
indicates trade among 3 ports or regions