Keller - SS Chapter 5 Flashcards

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WHAT ARE 3 REASONS THAT ENGLAND WANTED TO ESTABLISH A COLONY IN VIRGINIA

A

1, TO GET WEATHY AND RICH.

  1. FIND GOLD AND SLIVER.
  2. SEND RAW MATERIALS
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WHEN WAS JAMESTOWN FOUNDED? ______ WHO FINANCED (PAID FOR) THE SETTLEMENT

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1607, IT WAS THE VIRGINIA COMPANYS STOCK HOLDER

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WHAT WAS THE GOAL OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON

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TO SOMTHING VALUABLE

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WHAT WAS THE LOCATION OF JAMESTOWN IN 1607

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IT WAS ON A PENINSULA ON JAMESTOWN RIVER

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WHY DID THE ENGLISH CHOOSE THE SITE OF JAMESTOWN

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  1. THEY COULD DEFENT THE LAND EAZILY
  2. IT WAS ENLAND
  3. IT APPEARED NO INDIANS WERE USING THE LAND
  4. DEEP WATER FOR DOCKING SHIPS
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WHO GAVE THE CHATER FOR JAMESTOWN

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KING JAMES 1

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7
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WHAT DID THE CHATER GRANT PERMISSION TO DO

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TO MAKE A COLONY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND HE SAID YOU HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS

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WHAT WAS THE FIRST ELECTED LEGISLATIVE BODY OF AMERICA?

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HOUSE OF BURGESSES

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WHO WAS IN THE 1619 VIRGINIA ASSEMBLY?

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BURGESSES, GOVERNOR, COUNCIL

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WHAT VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE BODY TODAY CAME FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMESTOWN IN 1619?

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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WHO WAS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY?

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BURGESSES, GOVERNOR, COUNCIL

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WHAT INDEPENDENT THINKING CAME FROM THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES?

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SETTLERS COULD CONTROL THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT

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13
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WHEN DID WOMEN ARRIVE IN JAMESTOWN?

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1620

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WHAT 2 CHANGES DID WOMEN BRING TO JAMESTOWN?

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  1. THEY COULD GROW THE COLONY 2. AND MAKE IT MORE PERMANENT
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15
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WHEN DID AFRICANS COME TO VIRGINIA?

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1619

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16
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HOW DID AFRICANS COME TO VIRGINIA?

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THEY WERE CAPTURED OR KIDNAPPED BY PORTUGUESE INDIANS. THEY WERE ON A DUTCH SHIP.

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WHAT DID JOHN SMITH DO FOR THE COLONY OF JAMESTOWN?

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HE GAVE THEM MILITARY TRAINING, HE WAS A GOOD LEADER, HE WAS GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE INDIANS, AND HE FORCED PEOPLE TO WORK.

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WHAT DID THE NATIVES BEGIN TO THINK OF THE ENGLISH SETTLERS?

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THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE A THREAT.

19
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HOW HAD THE NATIVES HELPED THE PEOPLE AT JAMESTOWN?

A

THEY GAVE THEM FOOD, THEY TAUGHT THEM HOW TO GROW TOBACCO AND FOOD

20
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WHAT HELPED THE JAMESTOWN COLONY SURVIVE?

A

THEY STARTED GROWING TOBACCO

21
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WHAT WERE THE HARDSHIPS THAT THE COLONISTS FACED IN JAMESTOWN?

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THERE WERE CONFLICTS WITH THE POWHATANS, THEY HAD VERY LOW SUPPLIES, AND POOR SOIL AND THEY COULD NOT GROW ANYTHING. MOSQUITOS WERE DISEASED, BAD WATER, STARVING TIMES