Founding and Early Challenges
What was the "Starving Time?"
When winter hit and there was not enough food for everyone due to the Powhatan's controlling the fort.
Name one key figure in the establishment of Maryland.
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, King Charles, etc.
What type of economy did the Southern Colonies have? (What did it rely on?)
Agriculture.
Why did settlers prefer large plantations in Georgia?
More land, more crops, more money.
The John who founded Jamestown
John Smith
Which Native American Confederacy initially helped the settlers?
The Powhatan Confederacy
Who started the colony of Jamestown?
The Virginia Company of London
What was the role of indentured servants?
To work on plantation to pay off their debts in order to gain land in the New World.
How did women and children contribute to daily life?
House chores, taking care of animals, food preparation, education.
The John who founded Roanoke
John White
What challenges did early settlers of Jamestown face?
Disease, Native American Attacks, Weather, or Lack of Survival Skills.
Who introduced a profitable tobacco strain to Jamestown?
John Rolfe.
Name two cash crops besides Tobacco.
Cocoa, Rice, Indigo.
What significant event highlighted tensions between settlers?
Bacon's Rebellion
The John who introduced Tobacco to Jamestown
John Rolfe
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who was Pocahontas?
The daughter of the Powhatan leader, married John Rolfe as a way to make peace.
What was the primary labor source for plantations?
Slaves and Indentured Servants.
Why did the colonists switch to slave labor?
They ran out of willing indentured servants over time.
John Rolfe
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Virginia
What did John Smith introduce or create to save Jamestown?
The Fort, the deal with the Natives, and the rule of working to eat.
What cash crop became vital to the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco.
What system incentivized land ownership in Virginia?
The Headright System
The worst of the Johns
John Southard