final 150 Flashcards
Why did Europeans come to America to colonize?
they were looking for gold and silver
Virginia Company
It was a joint stock company that gained a charter to establish Jamestown
Jamestown
there was no gold here. tobacco saved Jamestown
John Smith
English explorer and early leader of the Jamestown Colony
Pocahontas
> daughter of chief Powhatan
>saved the life of john smith and married john Rolfe
John Rolfe
the husband of Pocahontas
Tobacco
saved Jamestown
Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley
Plymouth colony
English colonial venture in North America from 1620 to 1691. The first settlement of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.
Pilgrims
Separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom on the mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was an English ship that famously transported the first English Puritans
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony
William Bradford
> led pilgrims for over 30 years
>famous for writing Plymouth Plantation
Squanto and Samoset
Wampanoag Indians
Puritans
> had little tolerance for other religions
>believes were based on the Bible