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28 Cards in this Set
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Thomas Gates
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- Sailed from England to Jonestown
- Found 60 starving colonists from the original 700. - Turned around and went back to England. |
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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- English
- Sailed in 1585 with 100 men. - Landed on Roanoke (island off North Carolina. - Little food and fought with indians so returned to England. - Sent John White back to Roanoke. |
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John White
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- Original Roanoke settler
- Sent by Sir Walter Raleigh - "Lost Colony" |
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Charter
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- legal document giving certain rights to a person or company.
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Virginia Charter
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- 1606 King James I gave to the Virginia Company of London
- right to settle lands between present-day North Carolina and the Potomac River. - guaranteed land and rights as English citizens. |
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Jamestown
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- 1607 named after King James.
- located in swamy - Starvation, indian fights. - finally tobacco turned things around |
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John Smith
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- Soldier and explorer
- set up rules that forced colonist to work if they wished to eat. - Worked with Pwhatans to supply corn to the English. Went back to England in 1609 |
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Tobacco
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- valuable crop in Virginia
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Burgesses
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- Representatives to the government.
- Male settlers only |
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House of Burgesses
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- governor, council and male settlers
- made laws for the Virginia colony. - 1st meeting in Jamestown Church 1619. - marks beginning of representative government |
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Representative Government
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- voters elect representatives to make law for them.
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Magna Carta
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- King could not raises without first consulting a Great Council of nobles and church leaders.
- 1215 King John was forced to sign it. |
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Parliament
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Divided into
- House of Lords (nobles) - House of commons |
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Mistress Forrest and Anne Burras
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First women settlers in Jamestown.
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Thomas Gates
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- Sailed from England to Jonestown
- Found 60 starving colonists from the original 700. - Turned around and went back to England. |
|
|
Sir Walter Raleigh
|
- English
- Sailed in 1585 with 100 men. - Landed on Roanoke (island off North Carolina. - Little food and fought with indians so returned to England. - Sent John White back to Roanoke. |
|
|
John White
|
- Original Roanoke settler
- Sent by Sir Walter Raleigh - "Lost Colony" |
|
|
Charter
|
- legal document giving certain rights to a person or company.
|
|
|
Virginia Charter
|
- 1606 King James I gave to the Virginia Company of London
- right to settle lands between present-day North Carolina and the Potomac River. - guaranteed land and rights as English citizens. |
|
|
Jamestown
|
- 1607 named after King James.
- located in swamy - Starvation, indian fights. - finally tobacco turned things around |
|
|
John Smith
|
- Soldier and explorer
- set up rules that forced colonist to work if they wished to eat. - Worked with Pwhatans to supply corn to the English. Went back to England in 1609 |
|
|
Tobacco
|
- valuable crop in Virginia
|
|
|
Burgesses
|
- Representatives to the government.
- Male settlers only |
|
|
House of Burgesses
|
- governor, council and male settlers
- made laws for the Virginia colony. - 1st meeting in Jamestown Church 1619. - marks beginning of representative government |
|
|
Representative Government
|
- voters elect representatives to make law for them.
|
|
|
Magna Carta
|
- King could not raises without first consulting a Great Council of nobles and church leaders.
- 1215 King John was forced to sign it. |
|
|
Parliament
|
Divided into
- House of Lords (nobles) - House of commons |
|
|
Mistress Forrest and Anne Burras
|
First women settlers in Jamestown.
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