Chapters 1-4 Flashcards
(27 cards)
How were the colonists able to achieve peace after the first anglo Powhatan war?
Peace settlement and marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe
Why was the caravan important to maritime revolution?
Small highly maneuverable sailing ship that allowed for traveling far
Explain Martin Luthers view on selling of indulgences?
A person is saved by faith alone
Trace the beginnings of Salem witch trials
Betty, Abigail, Ann acted strangely after meeting tituba; they claimed she was a witch; then the girls called out others
What were the tobacco brides?
Women auctioned off for 150lbs of tobacco
What is the historical significance of Américo Vespucci
First to described America’s as different continent from Asia
Joint stock comp, proprietary colonies, royal colonies
Joint stock- money raised by selling shares to investors
Proprietary colonies- grant of land from English monarch
Royal colonies- under direct authority of crown
Compare and contrast puritans and pilgrims
Puritans- movement to PURIFY Church of England
Pilgrims- movement to SEPARATE from the Church of England
Virginia Dare
First English child born in new world
Why is the Roanoke colony considered lost
John white could not find the colony anywhere, completely disappeared
Reagan and Bush used “a shining city upon a hill” who wrote it? What point did he want to make?
John Winthrop wrote “A model of Christian Charity”
It meant that the Massachusetts bag colony would be an example for the rest
Overland migration theory explain the earliest settlements in the new world
Paleo intimas from Asia came to the new world through the berginia land bridge
Five civilized tribes
Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw
How did new Netherlands become New York
Charles ii agreed to give James control of region, so James confronted New Netherlands and the people allowed them to
What role did Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson play in founding Rhode Island
Roger Williams- believed that anyone had the freedom to follow ones religion or ethical belief (liberty of conscience)
Anne Hutchinson- believed in Calvinism (predestination) banished to Rhode Island
Headright
Granted 50 acres of land to every settler who paid his or another’s passage
Why did James 2 create the dominion of New England
James wanted money and control
What roles did johnathan Edwards and George whitefield play in the great awakening
George whitefield- impressed Ben franklin that he emptied his pockets
Johnathon Edwards- preached about “dinner in the hands of god”
Why did Chesapeake planter shift from using indentured servants as laborers to black servants
Cheap, infinite, no cost
Why did George Oglethorpe promote the settlement of Georgia
Safe haven for debaters and prisoners
What was the significance of religious toleration of 1649 (Maryland toleration act)
Refuge for English colonists
Who founded his colony as a holy experiment and why
William penn
Based off Quaker beliefs to make money
Columbia’s exchange
Diffusion of crops, goods, diseases
What problems did the jamestown settlers face
Lack of food, disease, malnutrition, bad drinking water
