The English Colonies In Virginia Flashcards
Were England and Spain friends or enemies?
Enemies
What did England and Spain disagree on?
Land, resources, trade, and religion
What religion were people in Spain following?
Roman Catholic
What religion were people in England following?
Christian Protestants
Who started the Protestant reformation?
Martin Luther in 1517
Where did the name protestant come from?
They protested some of the practices of the Catholic Church
The Bible was written in Latin. What did the protestants translate it into? Why did they translate the Bible?
English and German. They translated it so that everyone could read it, because most people didn’t speak Latin. 
Why was the Catholic Church angry with Martin Luther?
He challenged the church’s authority.
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
Pope
What was the counter-reformation?
The pope tried to make changes in the Catholic Church after the protestant reformation 
What was Spain’s North American colony called? 
New Spain
Why did queen Elizabeth I want to colonize North America? 
She was hoping to find gold and silver there, like the Spanish did
Who did Queen Elizabeth give a royal charter to, and what is a royal charter?
Sir Walter Raleigh, a royal charter is a document that gave him the right to set up colonies, which would belong to England 
Where did Raleigh settle when he first came to America and why?
He settled with 100 people on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. He picked this location because the Indians were friendly, and the land was good for growing crops. 
Why did the colonists have to leave Roanoke island?
They had to leave because they ran out of supplies, and the Indians stopped helping them. They left in 1586.
In 1587, sir Walter Raleigh was going to return to North America a second time. Where did he want to settle the second time and how many ships did they come on? 
He wanted to settle in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. They came on three ships with men, women and children. He wanted to settle on Chesapeake Bay because it’s deeper, so big ships can come in. 
Did the colonist ever make it to Chesapeake Bay? 
No, the pilot refused to take them so they had to stay on Roanoke Island 
Who was in charge at Roanoke Island the second time that the English landed there? 
John White 
Who was the first English child born in North America?
Virginia Dare 
The second time that they ran out of supplies on Roanoke Island, John White returned to England. Why couldn’t he bring supplies immediately to North America? 
Spain and England were at war, so it took him two years to return to Roanoke Island 
When John White returned to Roanoke Island in 1590, what did he say?
He saw a sign that said the Croatoan, which was the name of a nearby island, but he never found his people 
