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21 Cards in this Set
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Charter
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A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area (Often given by a King to a group of merchants who hope to make a profit)
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Burgesses
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elected representatives to an assembly, called the House of Burgesses (This is the start of self-government in the colonies)
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Joint Stock Company
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a company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a shore of its future profits (Example: Virginia Company)
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2 reasons for the conflict between England and Spain in America
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Trading Rivalries, Religious Differences
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Trading Rivalries
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Spain and England competing for power in the Americas by controlling most of the trade and even attacking each others trade ships to do it
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Religious differences between England and Spain
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England is Protestant, Spain is Catholic
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What marked the end of the Spanish control of the seas?
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The English defeat the Spanish Armada which cleared the way for England to start colonies in the Americas.
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What may have happened to the Roanoke Colony?
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It disappeared. They may have gone inland to Croatan Island, starved, killed, or joined the Indians.
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Jamestown Settlement
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The first permanent English Colony in the Americas
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How was Jamestown named?
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They named it Jamestown on the James River in honor of their King, James I.
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How did the Jamestown Colony get started?
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It was started in 1607, when a joint stock company called the Virginia Company sailed to and settled in North America.
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Why was Jamestown built on a peninsula?
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They built it there so they could defend it from attack
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What almost caused Jamestown to fail?(9)
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swampy land full of mosquitos, disease, lack of good farm land, poor drinking water, people didn’t want to do hard labor, people spent too much time looking for gold/silver, problems with native Americans, lack of strong leadership (except John Smith), hunger and starvation
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What helped save Jamestown from failure?
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selling tobacco for profit, better relations with Native Americans, offered private land ownership, established House of Burgesses, arrival of women
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John Rolfe
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Introduced Jamestown to a blend of tobacco that could be sold for profit (leads to heavy African Slavery), Married Pocohontas which improved the relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans.
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How did the arrival of women help save Jamestown?
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They settled the men and increased the population (had babies)
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How did private land ownership help save Jamestown?
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it encouraged harder work and increased the population
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John Smith
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Pocohontas
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Spanish Armada
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Considered the mightiest naval force (biggest, best, and most war ships of any country!)
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Queen Elizabeth of England gave him the right to claim any land in North America not already claimed. (3 failed attempts)
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