Lesson 3- Colonies Flashcards

1
Q

Sir Walter Raleigh was given land by…

A

Queen Elizabeth 1

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2
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Englands first colony was built off

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The coast of North Carolina on Roanoke Island

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3
Q

How was Jamestown founded

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After the failure of the Roanoke Island English investors called the Virginia company

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4
Q

Protection of Jamestown

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Surrounded by water on 3 sides

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5
Q

Reason Jamestown struggled…

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Wasted time searching for gold instead of planting crops

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6
Q

Southern colonies

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North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia

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7
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South Carolina

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Was the wealthiest colonies and the most diverse

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8
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Georgia

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Was the barrier between English and Spanish

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9
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Head right system

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Promoted the established of large tobacco plantation

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10
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The year the first African slaves were brought to Virginia

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1619

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11
Q

The country’s first legislative assembly was created by

A

Jamestown

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12
Q

Provides food for the growing slave population

A

Middle Colonies

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13
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Middle Colonies

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New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

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14
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Middle Colonies had

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the greatest diversity of people, religion, and economics

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15
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Maryland

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Famous city is Baltimore

Catholics didn’t have freedom of religion

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16
Q

Quaker

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Were people who believed in equality for all people

17
Q

New England Colonies

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Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire

18
Q

Uniqueness of New England

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Founded as a religious haven and there children were required to go to school and there colonist lived longer
Centered around town instead of plantations

19
Q

The Roanoke Colony

A

Had unsuccessful attempts

20
Q

Maryland’s famous city

A

Baltimore

21
Q

What was big in New England?

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Fishing, shipbuilding and textiles