Unit 1 Flashcards
Gold was one reason Europeans came to America, new job opportunities and more money opportunities. Glory was the second reason Europeans came to America. After traveling to America, they were hoping to conquer the land for themselves. Lastly, Europeans came to America hoping to spread the word of God and seek religious freedom.
The 3 G’s
A group of investors who pool their money together in the hopes of making more money. They often funded settlers into the New World in an attempt to ease the overcrowding in Europe.
Joint Stock Companies
A joint stock company that funded a group of settlers to go into the New World to establish a permanent colony in Virginia (Jamestown).
Virginia Company
Granted permission to settle Jamestown and thus started English rule over much of North America.
First Virginia Charter
Initially unsuccessful because many settlers refused to work. John Smith became the leader. Smith led raids on local native tribes for food. This angered Powhatan, the local chief.
Jamestown
The river that Jamestown was founded on. This river supplied food, water, and shelter for the people living in Jamestown and served as a vital part to their everyday lives.
James River
Came to Jamestown and became the leader coining the phrase “He who works not, eats not.” Much of our knowledge of the settlement of Jamestown comes from his book “A Historie of Virginia.”
John Smith
Due to an injury, John Smith had to return to England. Without leadership and the natives’ help, Jamestown ran out of food for the winter of 1610. By the end of the winter only 60 colonists were left alive.
Starving Time
The chief of the Powhatan federation that occupied the lands surrounding Jamestown at the time of its settlement. He was the father of Pocahontas.
Powhatan
The daughter of Powhatan who allied with John Smith to promote peace between the Powhatan tribe and the English. She later married John Rolfe, an English settler who took control after John Smith got sick.
Pocahontas
Led Jamestown after John Smith’s departure. Rolfe introduced tobacco to Jamestown which led to its profitability. Married Pocahontas.
John Rolfe
Brought to the colony by John Rolfe, was important because it was the ticket to the colony’s survival after the “starving time.” Made Jamestown profitable.
Tobacco
The economic policy of European countries through which nations attempt to gain wealth through trade with other countries and exporting more than they import. Europeans held that colonies in the New World existed to make the home country wealthy and powerful as a source of raw materials and markets for manufactured goods. This caused European countries to compete for land in the New World.
Mercantillism
During the early years of Jamestown, the colony developed this representative government that marked the start of a representative government in the New World.
House of Burgesses
In 1620, the pilgrims left England to escape religious persecution and settled in the New World to form this colony in Massachusetts
Plymouth Colony
The first governor in the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. This guy wrote Of Plymouth Plantation, and it is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony which they founded.
William Bradford
About the time Jamestown was founded, a group of people wanted to separate from the Church of England. These people were later called pilgrims.
Separatists
In 1620, about 100 pilgrims sailed for the New World in this ship.
Mayflower
Before coming ashore, 41 males signed this agreement which was the first form of government in the New World and promised “just and equal” laws.
Mayflower Compact
The first winter for the Plymouth Colony was very difficult. Native Americans began aiding the colonists by giving them food. This specific Native American showed the colonists how to farm and fish, thus helping the colony survive.
Squanto
