quiz on beginning of chapter 3 Flashcards
(37 cards)
who is natheneil bacon
he headed the colonists rebllion against england
what is bacons rebllion
it is when colonists in virginia rebelled against england because they were not being protected from native American attacks
why is bacons rebellion so important
colonists are finally thinking outside of the box that they should always play by englands rules
what did southern colonies rely on
agriculture,
what did they grow
they grew tobacco, rice, indigo
what are slave codes?
harsh rules that slaves had to follow made by colonies
examples of slave codes
not allowed to own guns and they could not rebel
what are the new England colonies
rhode island, massachusetts, conneticut, new hampshire
what did people in the southern colonies come for
business
what did new england people come for
freedom of religion
what were the 2 groups that came to the new england colonies
puritans and pilgrims
what religon did pilgrilms not practice
the protestant religion
when did the pilgrims land in plymouth massachusetts
1620
what was the pilgrims ship called
the mayflower
what is the mayflower compact
a contract where the government can set rules that they have to follow but if the government does not let them have freedom of religion they have the right to rebel
what did new england colonies do to make money
they had merchants, fishers, shipbuilders
what are the soluthern colonies
virginia marlylanmd north carolina south carolina and georiga
when did english colonists land in jamestown virginia
in 1607
what was englands first permanent settlement
jamestown, virginia
what did john smith do?
he took control of jamestown and made peace with the powhatten confederacy
what is the powhatten confederacy
the group of native americans who lived there
who was virginia under authority of
king james
what plant did ppl in virginia grow
tobacco
what is the headright system
a system where any person who could pay for their own trip to america would get 50 acres of land there for everyone they bring
