Unit test 19-40 Flashcards
How was Jamestown colony and others financed?
the Virginia Company of London
Who were the people that initially came to Jamestown?
104 English men and boys
Who was John Smith? Why is he important?
English explorer and early leader of the Jamestown Colony; saved by Pocahontas
Who was John Rolfe? Why is he important?
an early settler of North America known for being the first person to cultivate tobacco in Virginia and for marrying Pocahontas
Who was Powhatan? Why is he important?
father of Pocahontas; head of Powhatan tribe
Who was Pocahontas? Why is she important?
instrumental to maintaining relations between her father and the Jamestown colonists
Who were the Puritans and why did they come to North America?
A Protestant group that wanted to purify the church who came to North America to worship free from persecution.
How did the Puritans differ from the English colonists in Virginia?
the Puritans had a sense of community and religious idealism where Jamestown was about military discipline and making money
What other European countries established colonies/trading outposts in North America?
France, Spain, and the Netherlands
What were the Puritan colonies in New England like?
small family farms & religious communities
What were the Chesapeake colonies (VA, MD, & Carolinas) like?
had rich soil and temperate climates; plantations, slave labor
What were the English West Indies colonies in the Caribbean like?
2x more colonists than in New England & slave labor based on Southern plantation system.
Who was John Winthrop? Why is he important?
Massachusetts Bay governor for 20years, brought the first large wave of immigrants
What is/was the “City Upon A Hill”?
Puritans believed that New England would be a grand site to show Britain, who would be in awe and would want them back.
Who was Roger Williams? Why is he important?
founded the state of Rhode Island and advocated separation of church and state in Colonial America
