Jamestown & Plymouth Flashcards
The Mayflower Compact is an example of?
Self-Government
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
What year was Plymouth founded?
1620
What known state was Jamestown in?
Virginia
What known state did the Pilgrims land in?
Massachusetts
True or False: Jamestown was the first successful British Colony.
True
What kind of labour was used on tobacco farms?
Enslaved labour
The Virginia House of Burgesses is an example of what?
Representative Government
Why did the pilgrims create the Mayflower Contract?
To maintain order and create laws so people don’t fight each other
Why did the Pilgrims flee to the New World
To escape the King’s harsh rule and to escape religious persecution
Establishing control over an area of land during the 1500-1600s in the New World
Colonization
A system that used enslaved labor and harvested cash crops
Plantation System
A group that settled in the New England Colonies to escape religious persecution
Puritans
Money that was gained from selling a product
Profit
British Government that creates legislature for their country
Parliament
a small group of citizens that make rules and laws for themselves
Self Government
a crop that has high value in agriculture
Cash Crops
An area where boats are docked
Harbour
a gathering of people for one common purpose
Assembly
A group that settled in Plymouth MA to escape religious persecution
Pilgrims
a written grant by a country’s legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined.
Charter
establishment of rules that majority of a group will follow
Social Contract
a group that has legal authority to make laws for a country or nation
Legislature
A type of democracy where representatives are elected by the people
Representative Government
willingness to accept habits, feelings or groups that are not your own
Tolerance
buy and sell of goods/ services
Trade
hostility towards a group of people based on their beliefs
Persecution
What was the goal of Jamestown?
The goal of the colony was to find gold and expand the British Empire.
T or F: 90% of the people at Jamestown died in the first winter
True
What was a staple cash crop for Jamestown
Tobacco
What was created in 1619 for the Jamestown Government?
House of Burgresses
Who did the Pilgrims ask to come to America and stay with?
Virginia Company
