5th - SS Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Flashcards
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What is a share in a company?
Stock
What is a document that permitted colonists to settle on land?
Charter
What is a crop grown for a profit?
Cast crop
What is a person who agreed to work for another person in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to North America called?
Indentured servant
What was the first law-making body in the English colonies called?
House of Burgesses
What were the English leaders hoping to find when they decided to establish their own colonies in the Americas?
They were hoping to find gold and other natural resources.
Where was the first English colony set up?
Roanoke Island
What was the first English colony called? Why?
It was called Roanoke or “The Lost Colony” because no one knows what happen to the colonists.
Who established the colony of Roanoke in 1587?
John White
Describe the settlement of Roanoke.
John White brought a group of 100 settlers to Roanoke but they struggled. When the supplies ran out, White returned to England for help but when he got there England was at war with Spain. It was three years before White could return and when he did he found that everyone had disappeared.
What does the Spanish word Armada mean?
Fleet of warships
Who was Francis Drake?
A famous English captain who was known for raiding Spanish warships.
Who started the Battle is the Spanish Armada? And when?
In 1588, the Spanish decided to attack England in what became know as the Battle of the Spanish Aramada.
What advantages did the English have over the Spanish in the Battle of the Spanish Armada?
- English ships were smaller and could move faster in the water.
- The English had more powerful guns.
Who won the Battle of Spanish Armada?
The English. This major victory helped make England one of the world’s most powerful nations.
What company was formed to set up a colony in North America?
The Virginia Company
How did the owners of the Virginia Company raise money to build their new colony?
They raised money by selling stock, or shares in the company. Each person who bought stock would earn a profit if the colony was successful.
What was the named of the colony that the Virginia Company established in 1607? And where was it?
The colony was called Jamestown. It was located on the eastern coast of Virginia on a peninsula on the James River.
Who was John Smith?
He was one of the settlers and a leader of the Jamestown Colony.
Was Jamestown “a fit place for erecting a great city?”
No, the land was low and swampy, the air was full of disease-carrying mosquitoes and the water was unhealthy.
What began happening to the settlers?
Almost as soon as they arrived, many began to die.
What did John Smith, as the leader of Jamestown, make the colonists do?
Build houses, dig wells, plant crops, and fish.
What happened to Jamestown once Smith returned to England in 1609?
The colony suffered without his leadership. So many people died of hunger that this period became known as the “starving time.”
What were the main causes of hardship at Jamestown before John Smith took over leadership of the colony?
The main cause for hardship during that time were that the settlers were spending all their time searching for gold instead of planting crops and building houses.
