European Exploration/ Virginia Flashcards
Were a lot of people illiterate?
Yes
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
What dangerous idea did Martin Luther propose?
Reform Catholic Church
What country was predominantly catholic?
Spain
What country was predominately Protestant?
England
Who made up Tudor dynasty?
Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
What was easier to reach than Asia?
North America
What settlement did John white settle?
Roanoke
What helps the British armada?
Weather and Sir Frances drake
English were determined to never let this happen again
Black Death
What does John white see when he returns to Roanoke?
Everyone is missing
Who started the Virginia company?
James I
Who sails over to create Jamestown?
Christopher Newport
Who was in charge at Jamestown?
John smith
Who captured John smith?
Powhatan
What did Smith force?
A rebellion
What ended Smiths career at Jamestown?
A cannonball wound
How many people died in the “Starving Winter”?
1/3
Who took over for John smith?
John Rolfe
What did Rolfe discover
Tobacco
What is tobacco?
Cash crop
Who does Rolfe marry on April 15, 1614?
Pocahontas
What was the first colonial legislature?
House of Burgesses
What was Jamestown?
Royal colony
What was house of burgesses?
Self gov.
Who was killed in the Jamestown massacre?
John Rolfe?
How many people died in the Jamestown massacre?
1/4
What became capital of Virginia?
Williamsburg
What marched on Jamestown in 1676?
Bacons rebellion
Gluten
Bad mkay
What are indentured servants?
People who paid debt by working
Who sold the slaves to Jamestown?
Dutch
When does the alliance with Powhatan die?
When Pocahontas dies in England
What replaces indentured servants after bacons rebellion?
Slaves
