Early Colonialization Of The New World(1492-1650) Flashcards
What is the columbian exchange?
Spread of plants,animals,foods,etc
What year did Columbus arrive in the new world?
1492
What was the lost colony named?
Roanoke
What company funded Jamestown?
Joint-stock company
What does John Rolfe do?
Cash crop tobacco
Married Pocahontas
Who introduced the headright system?
What does headright system mean?
Virginia company
50 acres of land granted(tract of land)
House of burgesses ?
Any property holding white male could vote
What do separatists believe?
Thought the Church of England was incapable of being reformed that they had to abandon it
Mayflower compact?
Legal authority and assembly (government power from the consent of the governed and not from God)
Who and what does Squanto do for the pilgrims?
A Indian slave, interpreter and taught them(pilgrims) how to plant in their new home.
What established the colony Massachusetts Bay?
Who lead it?
Congregationalists(puritans who wanted to reform the Anglican Church from within)
Governor John Winthrop
Who was roger Williams and what did he believe?
A minister in the Salem bay settlement
And state should be separate from church
What is the act of toleration in 1649?
To protect the religious freedom of most Christians
