Vocab
Algonquian Indians
the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 by colonists sponsored by the Virginia Company.
Indian chief in Virginia who brought corn to Jamestown settlers
tried to help the Jamestown colony survive by making the colonists work.
People who inhabited the coastal plain of present-day Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay, when English colonists first settled the region.
4. People who inhabited the coastal plain of present-day Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay, when English colonists first settled the region.
Which action did Opechancanough take only four years after the death of his brother, Powhatan?
waged an attack on the English
sold Indian land to the English
converted to Christianity
formed an allegiance with Spain
1. waged an attack on the English
Indentured servants in the Chesapeake could have their servitude extended by years if they:
committed a crime.
did not have children.
did not sign a contract.
failed to work hard.
1. committed a crime.
Most indentured servants in the Chesapeake came from which group?
Poor young men from England
American-born men
English prisoners
Young women from England
1. Poor young men from England
House of Burgesses
was run by the King of England.
Barbados’ assembly of representatives elected by the inhabitants.
was disbanded after Virginia became a royal colony.
Virginia’s assembly of representatives elected by inhabitants that was established by the Virginia Company and continued after the settlement became a royal colony.
4. Virginia’s assembly of representatives elected by inhabitants that was established by the Virginia Company and continued after the settlement became a royal colony.
Bacon’s Rebellion
began as a dispute over free speech.
Occurred in 1676 led by a frontier settler who sought to attack both Indians and wealthy planters favored by the Virginia governor.
only ended when Bacon was captured and executed.
Saw Bacon supported the elite planters along the coast.
2. Occurred in 1676 led by a frontier settler who sought to attack both Indians and wealthy planters favored by the Virginia governor.
Which statement describes events in Virginia after Nathaniel Bacon's death?
Tensions lessened between the servant and slave classes.
Indentured servitude ceased to exist in the colony.
Royal officials nullified Bacon's Laws.
Governor Berkeley and his loyalists returned to power.
4. Governor Berkeley and his loyalists returned to power.
After a servant completed an indenture, the employer was required to give that servant:
freedom dues.
nothing.
free land.
a share of the master's crop.
1. freedom dues.
Which statement describes events in Maryland, Lord Baltimore's planned refuge for Catholics?
Catholics feuded with the Protestant majority.
Wealthy Protestants dominated the colony.
Catholics returned to England, where they were in favor.
Catholics created a religious society that farmed tobacco.
1.Catholics feuded with the Protestant majority.
Indentured servants
fifty acres of free land granted by the Virginia Company to planters for each indentured servant they purchased.
poor immigrants who signed contracts in which they agreed to four to seven years of labor in North America in exchange for transportation from England, as well as food and shelter.
a free farmer who owned a small plot of land sufficient to support a family and worked largely by servants and a few family members.
Obtained charter from England’s King Charles II to establish a colony north of Spanish Florida.
2. poor immigrants who signed contracts in which they agreed to four to seven years of labor in North America in exchange for transportation from England, as well as food and shelter.
Barbados
first permanent England settlement in the New World.
had a massive uprising that forced the English to leave the island.
had no influence on the original 13 colonies, especially South Carolina.
Island in the English West Indies that produced sugar for England.
4. Island in the English West Indies that produced sugar for England.
The slave labor system that was introduced to the Chesapeake was "exported" from:
Spanish colonies.
Barbados.
the East Indies.
the African gold coast.
2. Barbados.
How had political equality in Virginia actually decreased by 1670?
Laws incorporated literacy tests for voting rights.
Only male landowners and heads of households could vote.
Only members of the Anglican Church could vote.
The king and royal government denied free elections.
2. Only male landowners and heads of households could vote.
Most of the immigrants to the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century were:
enslaved people from various parts of Africa.
indentured servants.
skilled craftsmen.
women escaping famine in England.
2. indentured servants.
Jamestown
the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 by colonists sponsored by the Virginia Company.
Island in the English West Indies that produced sugar for England.
Virginia’s assembly of representatives elected by inhabitants that was established by the Virginia Company and continued after the settlement became a royal colony.
Virginia governor
1. the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 by colonists sponsored by the Virginia Company
Girdling
to rob a place using violence especially in wartime.
cease to flow or move; inactive or dull
colonists would cut a ring of bark around each tree to kill it.
using force or threats
3. colonists would cut a ring of bark around each tree to kill it.
English merchants who supported colonization did so partly because they believed that:
the sons of the nobility could achieve political power overseas.
it would enhance England's power among those of New Spain.
it would give England strategic political outposts.
colonies would provide a place for the unemployed to work.
4. colonies would provide a place for the unemployed to work.
The enslaved population grew in Barbados because:
of the low mortality rate.
of the large number of families.
planters imported more enslaved people from Africa.
planters imported more enslaved people from the Americas.
3. planters imported more enslaved people from Africa.
Which statement describes the sugar economy of Barbados in 1680?
Although the total number of enslaved workers increased, the average sugar baron owned fewer than twenty-five enslaved men and women.
Sugar barons in Barbados turned to indentured servitude to match the success of the Chesapeake farmers.
The wealthiest Barbadians were four times richer than Chesapeake tobacco farmers.
Poor farmers saw a rise in profits thanks to the success of sugar plantations.
3. The wealthiest Barbadians were four times richer than Chesapeake tobacco farmers.
John Smith
Virginia governor.
tried to help the Jamestown colony survive by making the colonists work.
led a rebellion against Nathaniel Bacon and the frontiersmen.
married Pocohontas.
2. tried to help the Jamestown colony survive by making the colonists work.
Headright
using force or threats
a free farmer who owned a small plot of land sufficient to support a family and worked largely by servants and a few family members.
poor immigrants who signed contracts in which they agreed to four to seven years of labor in North America in exchange for transportation from England, as well as food and shelter.
fifty acres of free land granted by the Virginia Company to planters for each indentured servant they purchased.
4. fifty acres of free land granted by the Virginia Company to planters for each indentured servant they purchased.
Under royal government in Virginia, the colony's inhabitants could vote for:
local burgesses.
the colony's governor.
taxation measures.
members of Parliament.
1. local burgesses.
Why did the colonies shift from an indentured servant labor force to a slave labor force?
Slavery provided a perpetual labor force.
The mortality rate among servants was rising.
Many indentured servants returned to England.
Indentures all ended at the same time.
1. Slavery provided a perpetual labor force.
By the 1670s, the Chesapeake social structure was polarized along which lines?
gender
race
land ownership
Religion
3. land ownership
Joint-stock
Gto rob a place using violence especially in wartime.
the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 by colonists sponsored by the Virginia Company.
People who inhabited the coastal plain of present-day Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay, when English colonists first settled the region.
allowed investors to pool resources to share profits and risks among many individuals and businesses.
4. allowed investors to pool resources to share profits and risks among many individuals and businesses.