Jamestown
what year was Jamestown established ?
1607
What were the two sides in the civil war ?
Union and confederacy
What language did the Monacans speak ?
Siouan
Why was the king taxing the colonists ?
To recoup the massive debt from the french and Indian war
What was the name of the first permanent English setlement ?
Jamestown
what is a cash crop ?
A crop made in order to make money
Why did the confederacy burn down their own Capital ?
So the Union doesn't steal their supplies
What was the name of the largest Indiana town?
Werwecomoco
what were the sides ?
patriots and loyalists
What resources were being sent back to England from Jamestown?
Iron, Timber
What was the legislative body formed in Jamestown ?
General Assembly
Why was west Virginia created ?
Some Virginia's did not support Slavery
What region did the Cherokee live in ?
Appalachian Plateau
What was the name of the Great Britain's legislative body?
Parliament
why did the capital move from Jamestown to Wilamsburg ? (2 reasons)
It was a central Location
It was already establised
Farther from attack at sea
Fires in Jamestown
Describe the main hardships of Jamestown (3)
Bad water, disease, drought, fires
The escape of three slave to Fort Monroe led to the contraband decision. What did the contraband decision say about slaves?
It stated that slaves could be seized as "contraband of war" because their labor was used to help the confederacy.
What Season did they hunt birds ?
Winter
This person was born a slave but died a free man. He served as a spy for the continental army.
James Armistead Lafayette
Mary buys 2 fields worth of seed from the story and promises to pay them back when she sells her crops in the fall. What economic word describes Mary? Explain
Possible : debt or credit
In what year were Women brought to Jamestown?
1620
Who created the anaconda plan?
A. Powhatan Beaty
B. Winfield Scott
C. Uylsses S. Grant
D. Clara Barton
B. Winfield Scott
Possible: pow wows, arts and beaded jewelry, pottery, singing and dancing, traditional foods
What date was signed on the declaration of independence? day/month/ year
July 4th 1776
What are 2 ways that enslaved people would have quietly rebelled against their owners?
Faking sickness or injury
Breaking tools
Working slowly