Boom Country Flashcards
(34 cards)
In what year was The Mayflower blown off course?
It was blown off course in 1620.
Where was The Mayflower heading?
It was heading to Virginia.
What happens when something is discovered?
People rush in, eager to control it, sell it, and make a handsome profit.
What were the places called were The English went to drink coffee?
The English called them coffee houses.
What did the Turks and Dutch call coffee?
The Turks called it “Kahve” and The Dutch called it “Koffie”.
What was the product that caused the biggest boom?
The product was sugar.
What was sugar used for in the Middle Ages?
It was used for medicine and only wealthy lords and ladies could afford.
Who began growing sugar on islands off the coast of Africa?
Spain and Portugal were the ones growing sugar there.
What were the prime sugar regions?
South America and The Caribbean.
What were the two products that The Americas were sending to Europe.
They were sending over sugar and molasses.
What could not grow in Virginia?
Coffee and Sugar because it was too cool.
How many settlers came to settle in Chesapeake Bay and where were they from?
105 settlers came to Chesapeake Bay from the New Virginia Company.
Where did the found Jamestown?
On a flowing river into Chesapeake Bay.
Who’s confidence was as large as they’re bushy beard?
John Smith.
Why the the common fellow want to hang Smith from the gallows?
They thought he was plotting to kill the colony’s leaders and make himself king.
What wouldn’t Smith let colonists do?
He would not let the ones who didn’t pull their own weight eat.
What happened to Smith when he was headed up river?
He was captured and taken prisoner by Indians.
Who stopped Smith’s brains from being dashed out?
Powhatan’s daughter Pochantas.
What almost killed Smith in his sleep?
A sack of gun powder that had caught fire.
What did King James think about tobacco?
That it was “loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs.”
What would happen after the process of growing tabacco?
When the leaves are seasoned, pack them into large barrels, roll them down to the river, and ship them to England.
What was the name the Virginians had for newcomers who faced their first year and lived?
“the seasoning.” If you survived your first twelve months, you were “seasoned”.
Who and Why did so many newcomers die in such large numbers?
Newcomers died in large numbers from malaria spread by mosquitoes. They died from typhoid or dysentery spread by germs in the water. They were killed by Indians, unhappy about the land the English had taken to plant tobacco. Even in the 1630s, 1640s, and 1650s colonists died at great rates.
What was the average life span of people in Europe vs People in Virginia?
On average, the English who came to Virginia lived to be only thirty-five or forty. Someone who stayed in England, on the other hand, could expect to live to about sixty. And in New England, settlers lived to an average age of seventy.
