Midterm Test Studying - Virginia Colonies Flashcards
What was England’s first permanent settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Virginia, Georgia, and South Carolina are all part of which colonial region?
South
How did Europe’s rising middle class impact colonization?
They became investors in companies that financed voyages to the New World
Unlike the poor in Europe, lower-class colonists
Could hope to acquire property and move up the social scale
Why were joint-stock companies a good way of financing new colonies in North America?
Large sums of money could be raised with little risk to the investors
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
Which of these was a reason people left Europe and came to the Americas? (3)
Overpopulation
to improve their way of life
Religious persecution
What is a charter?
Permission to start a colony in the new world
The power to grant charters allowing settlements in North America belonged to
The king or queen
Why did England want to establish colonies in America?
To make money from colonial trade
Why did settlers come to Jamestown?
To get rich
When did the first settlers come to Jamestown?
1607
Why was English settlement concentrated in the Tidewater region during early colonial time?
It provided access to rivers and shipping channels on which goods were shipped.
Why were water systems important for settlement? (3)
Promoted trade
Made transportation easier
Provided water for drinking and irrigation
Where is the James River?
In the middle of Virginia running across it
