Chapter 3 Flashcards
(37 cards)
What was the first English settlement in America?
Roanoke Colony
Who sent the Spanish Armada to try and convert England back to Catholicism?
King Phillip the Second
Who established Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned?
Croatian
What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?
Charter of 1606
What is a joint-stock company?
a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?
Jamestown
Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?
Captain John Smith
What crop saved Jamestown?
Tobacco
Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?
The House of Bargesses
What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?
Anglican Church
Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?
Puritans
Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?
Separatists
Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?
Pilgrims
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?
Mayflower
What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?
50%
Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?
Samoset
What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?
Samoset
What was the Puritan society that was based on the bible
Massachusetts
What was the Great Migration?
When the British start coming over here a lot of them
What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?
Connecticut
What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
To grant everyone religious freedom
What was the Native American name for King Phillip?
Chief Metacomet