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Roanoke | Roanoke was ____ 1st attempt to establish a ____ settlement.

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England’s & Permanent

Roanoke was England’s 1st attempt to establish a permanent settlement.

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Roanoke | Location?

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Off the coast of Virginia

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Roanoke | Why did the supply ship not return for 3 years?

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The supply ship returned 3 years later because England was busy fighting Spain

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Roanoke | What word was left behind?

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CROATOAN

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Roanoke | Theory’s

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-They were captured by hostile Spanish

-They blended in with Native Americans

-They built a boat and was lost at sea

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What was Virginia Dare known for?

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First person born in the “New World”

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Vocabulary | Joint-Stock Company

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Define: A company with multiple investors.

Related to: Jamestown

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Vocabulary | Charter

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Define: A document that gives certain right & permissions

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Jamestown: What company founded Jamestown?

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Virginia Company of London

btw: A Joint-Stock Company

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Jamestown | The first ____ settlement in the __ _____

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Successful & New World

The first successful settlement in the New World

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Jamestown | Establishing Date

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1607

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Jamestown | Who’s name did Jamestown come from?

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King James I

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Jamestown | Who is Captain John Smith

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Head of the Jamestown Colony & He is responsible for Jamestown survival & “He that will not work shall not eat”

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Jamestown | Who was Pocahontas

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Daughter of Chief Powhatan

btw: Married John Rolfe

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Jamestown | Who is John Rolfe

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First person to cultivate tobacco & married Pocahontas

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Jamestown | Most settlers were ______ and not ______

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Adventurers

Crafters, farmers, not experts on survival

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Jamestown | The 3 G’s

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God: Convert & Escape Persecution

Glory: Fame & Success

God: Riches & Wealth & Power

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Jamestown | Colonists claimed ___ ____ as theirs

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Native Land

Colonists claimed native land as their (settlers)

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Jamestown | Received ___ charter(s) & Date(s)

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3 & 1606, 1609, 1612

Received 3 charters in 1606, 1609, and 1612

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Jamestown | Virginia Company was granted the _____ to _____ its own colony

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Authority & Govern

Virginia Company was granted the authority to govern its own colony.

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Jamestown | Virginia House of _____ and date

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Burgesses & 1619

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Jamestown | What was the Virginia House of Burgesses

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First representative government in the New World

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Jamestown | Reasons why King James I wanted to explore

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-Wanted to beat the Spanish in colonization

-Find a faster route to Asia (for spices)

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Jamestown | What was the Starving Times

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A time where food supplies fell to critical levels & Rivers were full of diseases & Attacks between natives and colonists

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Jamestown | What was the Cash Crop?
Tobacco
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Jamestown | Jamestown were close to losing investment so they ...
allowed land to be owned by others and adopted the English Common as the foundation of its government
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Jamestown | House of Burgesses chain of order
Governor - Appointed by VI CO Governor's Council - Appointed by Governor - Total 6 Burgesses - Representatives Governor can veto laws and VI CO can veto the governor
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Jamestown | In 1624, Virginia became a ___ _____ and the ____ had their powers restricted
Royal Colony & House In 1624, Virginia became a Royal Colony and the House had their powers restricted
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William Bradford | William Bradford was known for being the ______ of _____
Governor & Plymouth William Bradford was known for being governor of Plymouth
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William Bradford | Believed / Was a ____
Separatist / Pilgrim
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William Bradford | Was a passenger on the ______
Mayflower Was a passenger on the Mayflower
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William Bradford | Known for ...
Being the governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts. He also help draft the legal code and facilitated on religious tolerance
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William Bradford | Bradford served as governor for __ years
31 Bradford served as governor for 31 years
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Mayflower | The Mayflower passed through the ___ ____ ____
Cape Cod Bay The Mayflower passed through the Cape Cod Bay
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Mayflower | Pilgrims arrived to _____, Massachusetts in ___
Plymouth & 1621 Pilgrims arrived to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621
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Plymouth | What was the Common House?
The Common House was a location where supplies were stored.
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Puritan vs Separatists | England was a ______ country, but in 1532 King Henry created the _______ Church.
Catholic & Anglican England was a catholic country, but in 1532 King Henry created the Anglican Church.
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Puritan vs Separatists | Who was Ann Bradstreet
The First American Women Poet
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Puritan vs Separatists | Puritans wanted to ____ the Church of England
purify Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England
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Puritan vs Separatists | The Separatists were also known as the ____
Pilgrims The Separatists were also known as the Pilgrims
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Puritan vs Separatists | Pilgrims are known for ______
Thanksgiving Pilgrims are known for Thanksgiving
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Puritan vs Separatists | The Pilgrims went on the Mayflower to _____ FIRST
Hollen, Netherlands
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Puritan vs Separatists | Why did the Pilgrims leave the Netherlands?
The children slowly merged with the Dutch society
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Puritan vs Separatists | Where did the Pilgrims go after the Netherlands?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Puritan vs Separatists | What crops did the natives teach the separatists?
Corn, Bean, and Squash
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Puritan vs Separatists | What disease killed many natives?
Smallpox
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Puritan vs Separatists | Separatists believed in Predestination TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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Puritan vs Separatists | 1630s-1640s was The ____ ______
Great Migration
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Mayflower Compact | What was the Mayflower Compact?
It was the first governing document of Plymouth
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Mayflower Compact | Who signed the Mayflower Compact & When
The Men & After they got off the Mayflower
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Indentured Servants | Who were Indentured Servants
A person who signs a contract that states to work for another person for a certain amount of time in return for money in travelling expenses
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Thomas Hooker | Thomas Hooker was the most ____ Puritan
Educated Thomas Hooker was the most educated puritan
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Thomas Hooker | He help write the _________ ____ of ________
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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Thomas Hooker | His nickname was...
Father of Democracy
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Thomas Hooker | Help write the first _____ constitution
democratic Help write the first democratic constitution
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Thomas Hooker | He wanted all men to have the right to _____ regardless of the status of the church
Vote He wanted all men to have the right to note regardless of the status of church
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Thomas Hooker | His constitution would later become a model for the US TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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Thomas Hooker | FOoC maintained _____ framework but still allowed all ____ to vote
religious & men FOoC maintained religious framework but still allowed all men to vote.
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Middle Colonies | Define Royal Colony
A colony controlled directly by the England king
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Middle Colonies | Define Backcountry
A frontier region extending through multiple colonies (Pennsylvania -> Georgia)
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Middle Colonies | Define Proprietary Colony
A colony created by a grant of land from a Monarch
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Middle Colonies | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware all have ____ soil
fertile New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware all have fertile soil.
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Middle Colonies | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware all have warmer, long ______ season
Growing New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware all have warmer, long growing season
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Middle Colonies | William Penn was a ____
Quaker
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Middle Colonies | William Penn was the founder of __________
Pennsylvania
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Middle Colonies | Quakers believed in...
Everyone had a (direct) connection to god & Against slavery
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Middle Colonies | William Penn considered his colony a ____ _____ because he thought...
Holy Experiment & He wanted to see if people (with different religions) could live together in peace.
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Middle Colonies | William Penn designed ______
Philadelphia
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Middle Colonies | Pennsylvania is also known as the _____ basket
Wheat Pennsylvania is also known as the wheat basket
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Middle Colonies | In 1704, ____ become a separate colony
Delaware In 104, Delaware become a separate colony.
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Middle Colonies | New Amsterdam / New Netherlands became ____ ___ / _____
New York / New York City
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Middle Colonies | New York was originally New Netherlands TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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Middle Colonies | New York was so large that it was split and a new colony called ___ ____ was formed
New Jersey
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Middle Colonies | Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret were the founders of ______
New Jersey Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret were the founders of New Jersey
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Middle Colonies Chart | New York Founder & Reason Founded
New York Founder: Dutch Colonists Reason: Religious Freedom and Economic Opportunities Other: Originally New Netherlands
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Middle Colonies Chart | New Jersey Founders & Reason Founded
New Jersey Founders: Lord (John) Berkeley & Sir George Carteret Reason: Religious Freedom & Economic Opportunites
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Middle Colonies Chart | Pennsylvania Founder & Reason Founded
Pennsylvania Founder: William Penn Reason: Religious & Political Freedom (Quaker)
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Middle Colonies Chart | Delaware Founder & Reason Founded
Delaware Founder: Swedish Settlers Reason: Economic Opportunities
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Southern Colonies Chart | Virginia Founder & Reason Founded
Virginia Founder: John Smith Reason: Economic Opportunities
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Southern Colonies Chart | Maryland Founder & Reason Founded
Maryland Founder: Lord Baltimore Reason: Provide religious & political freedom (for Catholics)
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Southern Colonies Chart | Carolina Founder & Reason Founded
Carolina Founder: Lord Proprietors | 8 Noble Men Reason: Economic Opportunities
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Southern Colonies Chart | Georgia Founder & Reason Founded
Georgia Founder: James Oglethorpe Reason: Free people from the English Debt Laws & Acts like a Buffer Colony
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Southern Colonies | What was the Bacon's Rebellion
Farmers needed land but the governor refused the request (due to his relationship with the natives for fur trades) which resulted in a rebellion. The rebellion ended quickly as Nathanial Bacon died shortly after it began. The request for land was because all the fertile land used for farming towards the coast was already taken.
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Southern Colonies | What was the Act of Toleration
It was a law passed in Maryland where Catholics were protected and had the right to worship. This law did not protect any other religion.
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Systems | What was the Patroon System?
It was a system to bring people to the colonies. It acted as a referral system where you must invite others to come to the "New World". The rewards for the referrer were licenses to fish, hunt, and trade fur.
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Systems | What was the Headright System?
It grants 50 acres of land to new settlers in the 13 colonies.
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System | What were the Push-pull factors?
Example: A person is being persecuted for being a quaker and harassed and held in jail constantly. This pushes them away from being in England. If you go to the 13 colonies, you get 50 acres of land! This is pulling them towards going.
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People | Who was Peter Stuyresant?
The Dutch governor of New Netherlands
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Triangular Trade | Define Triangular Trade
Trade routes between Africa, Europe, and the Americas during the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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Triangular Trade | Many plantations need ______ so they requested for African slaves because the natives were prone to _____ from ______.
Slaves & Dying & Diseases Many plantations need slaves so they requested for African slaves because the natives were prone to dying from diseases.
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Triangular Trade | What did the Americas send back to Europe?
Tobacco, Cotton, and Rice
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Northern Colonies Chart | Massachusetts (Plymouth) Founder & Reason
Massachusetts (Plymouth) Founder: William Bradford Reason: Religious Freedom (for Pilgrims)
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Northern Colonies Chart | Massachusetts (Bay) Founder & Reason
Massachusetts (Bay) Founder: John Winthrop Reason: Religious Freedom (for Puritans)
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Northern Colonies Chart | Connecticut Founder & Reason
Connecticut Founder: Thomas Hooker Reason: Religious & Political Freedom
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Northern Colonies Chart | New Hampshire Founder & Reason
New Hampshire Founder: Settlers from Massachusetts Reason: Economic Opportunities
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Northern Colonies Chart | Rhode Island Founder & Reason
Rhode Island Founder: Roger Williams Reason: Religious & Political Freedom
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Reasoning | Why did the Europeans feel entitled to native land?
-They had a charter -Natives "weren't using it" -Europeans were more powerful
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Reasoning | Why did the Natives feel entitled to native land?
-They were there first

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