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12/01/2011

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Where did the Spanish establish colonies?
Definition
  • Mexico
  • South America
  • Florida
Term
Where did the French establish colonies?
Definition
  • Canada
Term
Where did the Dutch establish colonies?
Definition
  • New York
Term

Who established the Dutch colonies?

What was the main colony called?

Definition

Henry Hudson

New Netherland

Term

Who purchased Long Island from the natives?

How much money did it cost?

Definition

Peter Minuit

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Who was the dominany colonizer in the New World?
Definition
England
Term
Why did Europeans leave their homes?
Definition
  • Freedom from political and religious persecution
  • Economic opportunites
  • Missionary work: to spread Christianity
  • Adventure
Term
What were the impacts of the settlements on Native Americans?
Definition
  • Native populatin plummeted due to disease
  • Bitter fighting erupted
Term
What were the impacts of the Native Americans on settlers?
Definition
  • Taught settlers to grow corn, beats, squash and tomatoes
  • Taught settlers to hunt and trap forest animals
  • Shared their traditions of turkey and pumpkin pie with the settlers
  • Some settlers adopted Indian clothing
  • Indian trails became highways for settlers
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When were the thirteen colonies founded?
Definition
Between 1607 and 1732
Term
What were the four regions?
Definition
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • New England
  • Middle Colonies
  • Lower South
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Which colonies were in the New England region?
Definition
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
    Connecticut
Term
Which colonies were in the Middle Colonies region?
Definition
  • New York
  • Delaware
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
Term
What did each region share?
Definition
Each region had its own common economy, labor system and religious heritage.
Term

What was the name of the colony?

Who chartered it?

Definition

Jamestown, Virginia

King James I

Term

What were the people going to Jamestown looking for?

What did they have to do instead?

Definition

Gold and adventure

Farming

Term
What was Roanoke?
Definition
A failed settlement that England had set up before Jamestown.
Term
Who was the head of the Jamestown colony?
Definition
Captain John Smith
Term
What were problems that Jamestown colonists faced?
Definition
  • Attacks from natives
  • Starvation
  • Smallpox, only 60 of the original 300 colonists survived after the disease hit
Term
Who offered assistance to Jamestown?
Definition
Chief Powhatan
Term
Who was John Rolfe?
Definition
  • Successfully planned a cash crop of tobacco, which was marketed, even though the king hated it
  • Married Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas
Term
What was Jamestown's major export?
Definition
Tobacco
Term
Who led a revolt by farmers against Virginia because of unfair tax policies?
Definition
Nathanial Bacon
Term
Who was George Calvert?
Definition
He was made Lord Baltimore by King Charles I and was awarded a charter to establish a colony in Maryland.
Term
What happened in Maryland?
Definition
  • Tensions arose between the Catholic minority and the Protestant majority
  • George Calvert established religious freedom in the colony for all Christians
  • Protestants later seized the colony and established Protestant rule over the colony
  • Civil war broke out between Protestants and Catholics
Term
Who were the Puritans?
Definition
English religious dissenters who wanted to return the Church of England to its pure Biblical roots. Did not like Catholics and believed that the Angelican Church was becoming too secular. They migrated to the New World
Term
What was the Mayflower Compact?
Definition
An agreement that the Pilgrims signed to form a government that had just and equal laws. Granted rights to all white male colonists who agreed to abide by the colony's laws.
Term
Who helped the Pilgrims survive?
Definition
Wampanoag and Pokanoket Indians
Term
What happened to the Puritans, regarding laws?
Definition
Puritans left England to escape religous persecution in England, but established even stricter rules in the colonies.
Term
Who was Roger Williams?
Definition
A Puritan who left Massachusetts to establish a less strict settlement in Providence, Rhode Island, where he allowed complete religious freedom
Term
What did King Charles I grant Massachusetts in 1629?
Definition
A Royal Charter
Term
Who wrote a history of the Massachusetts colony?
Definition
Governor William Bradford
Term
Who was John Winthrop?
Definition
He was repeatedly elected Goveror of Massachusetts. Was known for persecuting Quakers
Term
Who was Thomas Hooker?
Definition
He led migrants seeking better land to Connecticut to establish a new settlement
Term
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Definition
A religious leader banished from Massachusetts because of her criticism of colonial government 
Term
Where did other Massachusetts colonists settle?
Definition
New Hampshire and Maine (part of Massachusetts
Term
Who was John Mason?
Definition
He settled New Hampshire
Term
What was the Pequot War?
Definition
It broke out as a result of a land dispute between the Pequot Indians and the colonists of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The colonists allied with other Indian tribes and destroyed the Pequot Indians
Term
What is history's primary source for the Jamestown story?
Definition
John Smith's journal
Term
How did the Jamestown settlers believe they would be recieved by the Indians?
Definition
They believed they would be welcomed, respected and would be able to get food from the tribes in exchange for trinkets
Term
How did the Indians treat the settlers?
Definition
They were not friendly and attacked right away
Term
Who did the Jamestown settlers originally fear?
Definition
Spanish ships
Term
What did the colonists in Jamestown build in 19 days? Why?
Definition
They built a fort around Jamestown for protection against the Indians
Term
What the ultimate weapon of the settlers of Jamestown?
Definition
Cannon
Term
What happened to the James River?
Definition
It became very salty, due to a drought. When people drank the water, they got salt poisoning from too much salt and too little water in their bloodstream
Term
Who initiated contact and trade with the Indians at Jamestown?
Definition
John Smith
Term
Who was Chief Powhatan's daughter? What did she do?
Definition
His daughter was Pocahontas. She supposedly saved John Smith's life, but also prevented her dad from wiping out the colony entirely
Term
What did Smith urge the Virginia Company to do in regards to Jamestown?
Definition
He urged them to send more practical settlers, such as carpenters, fishermen and blacksmiths
Term
What happened to John Smith?
Definition
He was sleeping while on a journey when a spark was lit by his powderbag. His leg was almost blown off and he was sent home shortly after
Term
What happened in the third year of the Jamestown colony?
Definition
The "Starving Time"
Term
Who formed the Virgina Company?
Definition
Bartholomeau Gosnold
Term
How many settlers died during the "Starving Time"?
Definition
Seven out of ten
Term
What happened during the summer of 1692 in Massachusetts?
Definition
20 people were killed during the Salem Witch Trials
Term
Why was the Meeting House in Salem important?
Definition
Military drills and religious celebrations were held there
Term
Who objected to the use of magic in Salem?
Definition
Ministers
Term
What was witchcraft considered in England and New England?
Definition
A crime against the state, a civil crime
Term
Who became the minister of Salem Village before the trials began?
Definition
Samuel Parris
Term
How was Salem divided before the trials?
Definition
Pro-Parris and anti-Parris sections
Term
What happened in Salem in early 1692?
Definition
A group of girls in Salem Village began exhibiting all kinds of strange behaviors
Term
Who did the tormented girls first name as their afflictions?
Definition
Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne and Tituba
Term
Who was Tituba?
Definition
An American Indian slave who "belonged" to Reverend Parris who supposedly taught the girls all they knew about witchcraft
Term
What did Tituba do?
Definition
Confessed to witchcraft to save her life
Term
What happened to the first three women to be arrested in the trials?
Definition
Put in a jail in Boston where Sarah Osborne died
Term
What percentage of accused witches were women?
Definition
75%
Term
What often led to accusations of witchcraft?
Definition
Quarrels and disputes that the accused would have
Term
Who needed to testify that the accused was an actual witch to constitute proof?
Definition
Two witnesses
Term
Why did some people who were accused of witchcraft confess?
Definition
People who confessed were able to postpone or escape execution
Term
Who arrived during the trials with a new charter for Massachusetts?
Definition
William Phipps
Term
What happened to Salem Village?
Definition
It became an independent community, known as Danvers
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