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13 Cards in this Set
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WS2.1 What did England hope to increase by establishing an American Colony? |
Wealth and Power |
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WS2.2 What did the new American colony provide for England? |
Raw materials (Sliver and gold) |
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WS2.3 Who funded Jamestown and why was it established? |
Virginia Company of London Economic venture (To make money) |
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WS2.4 Name 4 reasons that the setters chose a peninsula on the James River as the site for Jamestown... |
1. Easily defended 2. Ships could dock on shore 3. Fresh Water 4. Go inland and find a good place to start a colony |
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WS2.5 List 3 rights that the charters, granted by the King of England, allowed the settlers to have... |
1. Establish a settlement 2. Establish companies 3. Extend English Rights |
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WS2.6 The Virginia Assembly included two citizen representatives from each division called... |
Burgesses |
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WS2.7 The house of Burgesses met with whom? |
The Governor and his council |
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WS2.8 The burgesses became a separate legislative body called the... |
Virginia House of Burgesses |
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WS2.9 The Virginia House of Burgesses became known as... |
General Assembly of Virginia |
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WS2.10 The arrival of women in Jamestown allowed the settlers to do two things. What were they? |
1. Establish families 2. Create a more permanent settlement |
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Africans were made into... |
Indentured servants |
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WS2.12 What economy did the Africans help the settlers expand? |
Tobacco economy |
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WS2.13 List 3 reasons the settlers in Jamestown faced hardships... |
1. Land was marshy 2. Lacked safe drinking water 3. Settlers lacked survival skills |
