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29 Cards in this Set
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Who gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to settle?
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Queen Elizabeth
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Where couldn't Sir Walter Raleigh settle?
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Where a Christian monarch was not ruling.
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What was the name where Sir Walter Raleigh settled?
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Roanoke Island
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What happened to the 1st attempt of a colony?
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bad winters drove them out
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What was the result of the 2nd attempt of Roanoke?
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John White had to get more supplies.
When he got back Roanoke was desserted and the only clue was Croatoan carved on a gatepost. The colonists were never seen agian |
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What was Jamestown?
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The first permanent English settlement in the New World.
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What saved the colony of Jamestown?
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Tabacco
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What was the house of Burgesses?
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the assembly of representatives
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What company did the Jamestown settlers sail for?and what kind is it?
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The Virginia Company
Joint-Stock Company |
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What kind of land form was Jamestown built on?
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A Peninsula
To help them defend themselves |
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What was John Smith's Quote?Why did he say it?
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"No work, No food"
because the gentlemen would not work so the whole colony almost died out. |
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What was John Smith's job?
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His job was to trade with the Natives, and to help govern.
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Why did John Smith leave New England?
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He left New England for Old England because he was injured.
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Who was captured by the Natives?
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John Smith
rumored to be saved by Pocahontas |
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How did the Powhatan Indians act?
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They acted hostile and kind depending on the day.
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What tribe was Pocahontas from?
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Powhatan Indians
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Who was Pocahontas?
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the Powhatan Indians chief's daughter?
the wife of John Rolff |
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What did John Rolfe do?
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He founded a new type of tobacco.
Husband of Pocahontas. |
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Why was Pocahontas's and John Rolfe's marriage important?
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The created a Bluffer between the Powhatan Indians and the Colonists.
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Why were ports important?
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Ports are important because they carry supplies from one place to another.
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Persecute
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To treat someone harshly because of that person's beliefs.
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Indentured Servant
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Laborer who agreed to work without payment for a certain amount of time in return for a passage to the colonies.
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Triangular Trade
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A Triangular Trade Route from the West Indies, to the Colonies, to West Africa.
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Overseer
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Slaves bosses on the plantation
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Tidewater
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A region of flat, low lying plains along the seacoast.
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Charter
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The right to organize settlements in an area, from King James |
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The Great Awakening
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the second renaissance
the idea that there is science reason for everything |
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Backcountry
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A region of hills and forest west of tidewater.
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Cash Crops
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Crops grown to make money
Indigo Rice Tobacco Cotton |
