Unit 1 Flashcards
Roanoke | Roanoke was ____ 1st attempt to establish a ____ settlement.
England’s & Permanent
Roanoke was England’s 1st attempt to establish a permanent settlement.
Roanoke | Location?
Off the coast of Virginia
Roanoke | Why did the supply ship not return for 3 years?
The supply ship returned 3 years later because England was busy fighting Spain
Roanoke | What word was left behind?
CROATOAN
Roanoke | Theory’s
-They were captured by hostile Spanish
-They blended in with Native Americans
-They built a boat and was lost at sea
What was Virginia Dare known for?
First person born in the “New World”
Vocabulary | Joint-Stock Company
Define: A company with multiple investors.
Related to: Jamestown
Vocabulary | Charter
Define: A document that gives certain right & permissions
Jamestown: What company founded Jamestown?
Virginia Company of London
btw: A Joint-Stock Company
Jamestown | The first ____ settlement in the __ _____
Successful & New World
The first successful settlement in the New World
Jamestown | Establishing Date
1607
Jamestown | Who’s name did Jamestown come from?
King James I
Jamestown | Who is Captain John Smith
Head of the Jamestown Colony & He is responsible for Jamestown survival & “He that will not work shall not eat”
Jamestown | Who was Pocahontas
Daughter of Chief Powhatan
btw: Married John Rolfe
Jamestown | Who is John Rolfe
First person to cultivate tobacco & married Pocahontas
Jamestown | Most settlers were ______ and not ______
Adventurers
Crafters, farmers, not experts on survival
Jamestown | The 3 G’s
God: Convert & Escape Persecution
Glory: Fame & Success
God: Riches & Wealth & Power
Jamestown | Colonists claimed ___ ____ as theirs
Native Land
Colonists claimed native land as their (settlers)
Jamestown | Received ___ charter(s) & Date(s)
3 & 1606, 1609, 1612
Received 3 charters in 1606, 1609, and 1612
Jamestown | Virginia Company was granted the _____ to _____ its own colony
Authority & Govern
Virginia Company was granted the authority to govern its own colony.
Jamestown | Virginia House of _____ and date
Burgesses & 1619
Jamestown | What was the Virginia House of Burgesses
First representative government in the New World
Jamestown | Reasons why King James I wanted to explore
-Wanted to beat the Spanish in colonization
-Find a faster route to Asia (for spices)
Jamestown | What was the Starving Times
A time where food supplies fell to critical levels & Rivers were full of diseases & Attacks between natives and colonists
Jamestown | What was the Cash Crop?
Tobacco
Jamestown | Jamestown were close to losing investment so they …
allowed land to be owned by others and adopted the English Common as the foundation of its government
Jamestown | House of Burgesses chain of order
Governor - Appointed by VI CO
Governor’s Council - Appointed by Governor - Total 6
Burgesses - Representatives
Governor can veto laws and VI CO can veto the governor
Jamestown | In 1624, Virginia became a ___ _____ and the ____ had their powers restricted
Royal Colony & House
In 1624, Virginia became a Royal Colony and the House had their powers restricted
William Bradford | William Bradford was known for being the ______ of _____
Governor & Plymouth
William Bradford was known for being governor of Plymouth
William Bradford | Believed / Was a ____
Separatist / Pilgrim
William Bradford | Was a passenger on the ______
Mayflower
Was a passenger on the Mayflower
William Bradford | Known for …
Being the governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
He also help draft the legal code and facilitated on religious tolerance
William Bradford | Bradford served as governor for __ years
31
Bradford served as governor for 31 years
Mayflower | The Mayflower passed through the ___ ____ ____
Cape Cod Bay
The Mayflower passed through the Cape Cod Bay
Mayflower | Pilgrims arrived to _____, Massachusetts in ___
Plymouth & 1621
Pilgrims arrived to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621
Plymouth | What was the Common House?
The Common House was a location where supplies were stored.
Puritan vs Separatists | England was a ______ country, but in 1532 King Henry created the _______ Church.
Catholic & Anglican
England was a catholic country, but in 1532 King Henry created the Anglican Church.
Puritan vs Separatists | Who was Ann Bradstreet
The First American Women Poet
Puritan vs Separatists | Puritans wanted to ____ the Church of England
purify
Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England