Colonization Begins Flashcards
What were the purposes of England’s mercantile policy?
- to strengthen Merchant Marine and Naval Reserve
- to make them agriculturally self-sufficient
- to build up industry and put more people to work
How did mercantilism benefit the colonies?
- Encouraged colonies to build ships and a merchant marine
- forced merchants to seek new markets
- forced colonies to develop natural resources through a protected market
How did mercantilism harm the colonies?
- Caused increase in shipping costs
- Forced colonies to engage in smuggling
- prevented colonial industry from growing
Who was the first white child born (to English parents) in the colony (America)?
Virginia Dare
What were indentured servants?
A person who agreed to work for a period of three to seven years in exchange for passage to the New World.
The idea of colonization caught on in England because of the arguments of _____.
Richard Hakluyt
A collaboration by the king, gentry, nobles, and merchants to help English colonies succeed was known as what?
Joint-stock company
Who discovered America for England?
John Cabot
Who founded the Roanoke Island colony?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was one of John Calvin’s teachings?
Predestination.
What is predestination?
The idea that God had known from the beginning of time who will be in heaven at the end of time or the Day of Judgment. He said that certain persons were destined to go to heaven even before they were born.
What are Puritans?
People who wanted to purify the Church of England by removing all traces of Catholicism
The Church of England became the official church of the nation under whose reign?
Elizabeth I
Who was the first American Indian to make contact with the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony?
Samoset
Who did the Mayflower passengers elect as their governor? (It was their first attempt at self-government)
John Carver
