What problems did the Roanoke settlers encounter?
Harsh winters
Why did the Jamestown settlers succeed in surviving?
Captain John a Smith forced settlers to work, he built ties with and got food from the local Powhatan people
What was the Virginia company?
Joint-stock company
Wha is a joint-stock company?
A company in which investors buy stock in return of a share of it’s future profits
Did the colonists find gold or riches in Virginia?
No
What hardships did Jamestown settlers face?
Hunger, disease
What hardships did Jamestown settlers face?
Hunger, disease
What was the starving time?
The winter of 1609-16010
What crop did they grow in Jamestown?
Tobacco
What does expand mean?
To increase in size or number
What is a headright?
A 50 acre grant to settlers who paid their own way
What is a burgesses?
Elected representative to an assembly
What did the burgesses do?
Made laws for the colony
How did Virginia become a royal colony?
In 1624 King James to away the charter
Why did Jamestown settlers come?
To find wealth
Why did the Puritans settle in North America?
They wanted religious freedom and to purify the Church of England
What does dissent mean?
To disagree with or oppose an opinion
What does persecute mean?
To mistreat a person or group based on their beliefs
A group of separatists came to America in 1620. What were they called?
Pilgrims
What is a pilgrim?
Someone who undertakes a religious journey
What is the Mayflower compact?
A document that set up an orderly government system
Who helped the Pilgrims after their first winter when most of them had died?
Native Americans ~Squanto and Samoset
In the fall of 1621 what event was celebrated with the pilgrims and Native Americans?
The first thanksgiving
What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
It gave a sense of rules and government
Why did the Sepratists and Puritans leave England?
They wanted religious freedom
How was the middle colonies diverse?
People from all around the world came to them because they had good ports
What is a patroon?
Landowner in the Dutch colonies that ruled over a large area of land
What became New York when a fleet of English ships came to attack it?
New Netherlands
How was New Jersey founded?
The duke of York decided to split up New York and gave large amounts of land to two proprietors who named it New Jersey
Why did Pennsylvania differ from the other English colonies?
The Quakers who founded the colony, thought that everyone is equal and can follow their own inner light. They also believed in peaceful ways to resolve wars instead of force and fight.
What did Penn see Pennsylvania as?
A holy experiment
What are pacifists?
People opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
What was William Penn’s main purpose for founding the colony of Pennsylvania?
A chance to put his Quaker ideals into practice
How was New York governed?
It was a proprietor colony, do someone owned all the land and ruled the government
What problems faced Maryland and Virginia?
They experienced many conflicts, like disagreements about religion and how to treat natives and their land
What are indentured servants?
Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for a passage to America
How did geography influence the way people lived?
It influenced the way they lived because depending on the weather and soil and growing seasons they could farm different crops
What is the act of Toleration?
It ensured that protestants and Catholics could worship freely
Why did Nathaniel Bacon oppose the colonial government?
Because it was dominated by easterners
What factors contributed to the growth of the Carolinas?
Nirth Carolina had great ports, they grew tobacco, sold timber and tar, and South Carolina had very fertile land and a long growing season, they also became successful in trade in deerskin, lumber, and beef thrived
What is a constitution?
A list of fundamental laws to support a government
Why did John Oglethorpe form Georgia?
To give debtors and poor people a second chance
What is a debtor?
Person or country that owes money