Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
1
Q
What was the first English settlement?
A
Jamestown
2
Q
Why did England come?
A
- riches
- religious freedom
3
Q
Head right system
A
Land given to man, who could pay his passage
4
Q
Joint stock company
A
Fund Colony, reap benefits
5
Q
Starving time
A
1609-1610
6
Q
What was the first attempt at self- gov. In America?
A
House of burgesses
7
Q
Separatist (& pilgrims)
A
Separated to become their own church
8
Q
Puritans
A
Wanted to purify the Church of England
