Jamestown
How would England "Patriots" benefit from creating colonies in the New World?
Increase Power, Fortunes, and get more Land
Who founded Virginia?
John Smith
Why does John Rolf risk everything?
What were 3 items provided for Indentured Servants?
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
Why did the Governor not support his own people?
He had good relations with the Indians
How was the Chesapeake Bay more appealing to English Colonists?
Fertile Land, Good Harbors, and Navigable Waterways
Lord Baltimore founded Maryland. Why?
Religious Freedom
How many people arrive two years after Rolf?
Thousands
What 4 items were indentured servants given at the end of their service?
Land, Food, Tools, and Clothes
Who was the Governors Opponent?
Nathaniel Bacon
Who led the 1st Colony at Jamestown?
John Smith
How was the colonization of North and South Carolina different?
North Carolina had small farms while South Carolina had large farms.
What is something residents didn't eat in the winter of 1610?
Oak Leaves
What 3 ways led to Africans becoming enslaved?
Kidnapping, Purchasing From Chiefs, and Taken In Wars
What were some differences between the two sides?
The aristocrats were richer and had less to worry about while the common man was poorer, had less land, and was fighting with the Indians
What was the relationship between the natives and colonists?
Not good
What was so important about the colonization of Georgia?
It was a buffer zone
More than what percent of America can trace their ancestry back to The Mayflower?
10
Why were the Scottish more inclined to be indentured servants than the British?
They were poorer than the English and they had Easier Legal Access
Who were Bacon's followers?
Poor Farmers, Indentured Servants, Freemen, and Slaves
What was the result of a 2nd war with Powhaten's people?
They become a royal colony
Who Founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What smart thing does Rolf do?
Marry Pocahontas
The trade of Rum, Whiskey, Guns, and Slaves was known as?
Triangular Trade
What was a result of Bacon's Rebellion?
It exposed anger between former servants and wealthy