Southern Colonies Vocab. Flashcards
set up the British colony, Georgia by receiving a charter for a colony that poor people could make a fresh start, also for debtors
James Oglethorpe
important crop developed in 1740s by Eliza Lucas, a blue flowering plant used for dye textiles
indigo
in the Southern Carolina, after being split into two colonies with Northern Carolina, with fertile farmland and a harbor, settlements, trade— deerskin, beef, lumber
Charles Town (Charleston)
the boundary with a line of bearing stones, showing the border of Maryland, owned by Calvert, and Pennsylvania owned by Penn
Mason-Dixon Line
person that wanted a safe place for the Catholics that were being prosecuted in England, but died before receiving a grant of land
Sir George Calvert
person that wanted to give large estates to rich people and other settlers, on his colony (plantations grew)
Cecilius Calvert
servants that were able to come to America for free because somebody paid for them to come over from England, so that they could get more land, mostly poor women/girls that had no other way, had to work for an agreed amount of time without getting paid
indentured servant
documents that give the right to organize settlements in a place groups of merchants sought them from King James I
charter
an example is the Virginia Company, investors bought ownership in return for part in the future profits
joint stock company
this 27 year old man, experienced explorer, helped Jamestown survive for two years by making people work and getting help from Native Americans, lied about marring Pocahontas
John Smith
a time in the winter of 1609-1610 where there was not a strong leader and a lack of food, fighting started with the Native Americans
“Starving Time”
a colonist that married Pocahontas
John Rolfe
the daughter of Chief Powhatan, married John Rolfe, Native Americans started to have a better relationship
Pocahontas
met in 1619, were a house of representatives of the colony’s and could make the laws of a colony
House of Burgesses
a land grant
headright
Roanoke was founded by…
Sir Walter Raleigh
What happened at Roanoke?
- Queen Elizabeth sent settlers
- John White went to go get more supplies, but when he returned, nobody was on the island anymore
- the only clue was Croatoan
- still, nobody knows what happened to them
What was the first successful English settlement in America?
Jamestown
What was good/bad about the location of Jamestown?
- on a river- peninsula on James River
- flooding
- mosquitos—> Fever
- low wet swampy ground, hot and humid
- brackish water
Who were the settlers sent to Jamestown?
“gentlemen” that had never really worked with their hands before, didn’t have experience
What were the three instructions given by the Virginia Co?
look for gold
look for NW Passage
Christianize the natives
What instructions should the Virginia Co. have given?
to focus on survival
Why is it a problem that 7 leaders were handpicked to rule Jamestown?
not qualified
hard to make decisions quickly
people felt they had no choice/not loyal
the people could not replace the leaders
List two things that happened when John Smith took charge of Jamestown?
used military discipline
assigned tasks
help from the Indians
