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When did the first English colonial ship set sail for the Americas?
1585
Malaria
What was the first example of a represented government in Jamestown?
House of Burgesses
What payment did men have to make to get married in Jamestown?
150 lbs of tobacco
What major event made it hard for Europeans to freely practice religion in the 1500s?
Protestant revolution
Where did the Mayflower land in 1620?
Cape Cod
Where did the first group of English settlers land?
Plymouth Rock
What crop changed the fortune of Jamestown?
Tobacco
Over time, what did the Great Council become?
Parliament
Who survived better in the New World, men or women?
Men
What was the established church of England?
Angelican church
Who signed the Mayflower Compact?
The men on the Mayflower
Why did John White return to England?
He needed to get food for the colony
Who was the head of the Church of England?
The Monarch
How long was John White stuck in England?
3 years
What was the first thing the Pilgrims did to escape persecution?
Fled to the Netherlands
What did John White find written at Roanoke when he returned from England?
Croatoan
How did the relationship between Jamestown and Native Americans change over time?
Native Americans first supported Jamestown and traded. Jamestown betrayed that trust and attacked Native Americans.
How did the rights of Virginians compare to the rights of English citizens?
Virginians often paid less taxes and had more freedom.
How did the rights of Africans change over time in Jamestown?
At first they had opportunities to be free and work. Over time, they were forced into slavery and stripped of their rights.
Why was moving to the Netherlands not a permanent solution for the Pilgrims?
They missed the English way of life and wanted their children to grow up English
Why did the Pilgrims have to write the Mayflower Compact?
Because they were thrown off course and their original charger was no longer valid
Why was the first winter in Plymouth particularly challenging?
By 1670, who could vote in the Jamestown colony?
How did Native Americans help the colony at Plymouth?
Provided food and traded with them. They helped show Europeans how to plant local crops like corn and beans