Unit 1 - - Part 2 Flashcards
What was the name of the first successful English Colony in the New World?
Jamestown
What protestant religious group wanted to purify the Church of England?
Puritans
What colony was the first attempt by the English to colonize in the New World - - BUT it failed?
Roanoke
What is the name of the river that flowed from deep out of New France and emptied into the Atlantic Ocean?
St. Lawrence River
What was the first representative government body in the New World?
House of Burgesses
What was the name of the English General who was killed in battle because he fought the Holy Cross Indians in the traditional European method?
General Edward Braddock
What was the name of the Virginia officer built Ft. Necessity only having to surrender it to the French?
George Washington
In what Southern Colony was tobacco the most important cash crop?
Virginia Colony
What was the name of the English fort that was rebuilt taht lies at the forks of the Ohio River?
Ft. Pitt
Near what body of water are Jamestown, the Virginia colony and Maryland located?
Chesapeake Bay
What Englishman sailed around the world to escape capture by the Spanish Navy?
Sir Francis Drake
During the French and Indian War - - having a large colonial population was an advantage for what group?
The English
What is the name of the group of Protestants who wanted to separate completely from the Church of England?
Separatists or Pilgrims
During the French and Indian war - - uniting under one government was an advantage for what group?
French
What was the name of the French - fort that was built at the forks of the Ohio River?
Ft. Duquesne
Who forced the Jamestown “gentlemen” to work - - or they would get no food?
John Smith
What is the name of the three regions of the English colonies in America?
New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, or Southern Colonies
What is the name of the British Prime Minister who helped turn the tide of the French & Indian War in favor of the English?
William Pitt
What was the name of Ben Franklin’s plan for the English colonies to unite and fight the French in North America?
Albany Plan of Union
What were two reasons why the fighting between the English and the French in North America - - gain control of the fur trade and gain control of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?
YES
