Boom Country Flashcards
(20 cards)
Why was Potosi the biggest settlement in America?
it sat on a mountain of silver
Where did Virginia
company send 105 colonists to settle on?
Chesapeake Bay in 1607
What colony was found in 1620?
Maryland
Why did so many adults die and orphans?
They died from typhoid or dysentery spread by germs in the water.
Who is John Smith
A solder
Who is Powhatan?
He is a chief
What is Virginia turning itself into?
A rip-roaring boom country
Who is Pocahontas and what was her role in the history of Jamestown?
Pocahontas was Powhatan’s daughter she also stepped in and begged that the captain’s life be spared
What is the differences between indentured servants and slaves.
“A servant signed papers (“indentures”) agreeing to work for a period of four to seven years for a master who then in return would pay for the servant’s passage to America and expenses there. “
What colonies were the healthiest to live in?
Virginia and Maryland
How many Africans lived among the thirteen thousand settlers?
About 300
Why did Puritans like coffee so much?
Because it made them feel more alert
Who was able to afford sugar?
Only wealthy lords and ladies
Where was sugarcane grow from?
plantations
When were the Americas sending thousands of tons of sugar and molasses to Europe?
By the early 1600
How many Native Americans lived on Chesapeake Bay?
Twenty thousand Native Americans
Who was John taken by?
He was taken by the indians
What are Plantation?
Large property or landholding dependent on the labor of enslaved people
Where was Chesapeake Bay founded?
Jamestown
By the early 1600s Americans were sending…?
Gold, Coffee, Spices, and etc.
