English In north America Flashcards
1
Q
King Phillip ll of Spain
A
Catholic
2
Q
Elizabeth 1 of England
A
Protestant
3
Q
Dominant power in the new world
A
Spain
4
Q
English defeated the Spanish Armada
results
A
Spain would begin to decline
England would dominate the world for the next 300 years
5
Q
Sir Walter Raleigh
A
Started Roanoke island
Gov. John white disappeared “the lost colony”
6
Q
Jamestown
A
First successful English colony
148 men - 2 boys
7
Q
Starving time
A
Most everyone died saved by 2 men
Caption John smith
John Rolfe
8
Q
Tobacco
A
Huge profit
Financially saved Jamestowns
9
Q
Main reasons for settling New World
A
- ) profit
- ) religious freedom
- ) Land - settle
10
Q
Colonies successfully run by England under the policy of Mercantilism
A
- Economic system of trade used in the 16th - 18th centuries
- power and wealth came through trade (exports)
11
Q
Mother country
A
England
12
Q
First Europeans were the
A
Vikings
13
Q
Vikings main reasons for settling the new world
A
Gold God Glory
