Vocabulary
What is the encomienda system?
System that granted Spanish settlers the right to take land and control local Native Americans on that land.
What country founded St. Augustine?
Spain
What English company sponsored the colony of Jamestown?
The Virginia Company
When was St. Augustine established?
1565
What is a cash crop?
A crop that is grown only to be sold
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who agrees to work for someone without pay for a set period of time.
What country founded Jamestown?
England
This person helped establish the colony at Roanoke through a royal charter given to him by Queen Elizabeth.
Sir Walter Raleigh
When was New Amsterdam founded?
1626
What cash crop helped save the colony of Jamestown?
Tobacco
What was the Mayflower Compact?
When was the Plymouth colony established?
1620
Who was the leader of the Pilgrims at Plymouth?
William Bradford
When did the House of Burgesses first meet?
1619
Croatoan
What is a monopoly?
Exclusive control over trade in an area or access to a certain good.
What country founded Quebec?
France
What did Samuel de Champlain establish?
a trading fort they called Quebec
When was the lost colony of Roanoke founded?
1585
Who was the first English child born in North America?
Virginia Dare
What is a pilgrim?
Someone who goes on a long journey, usually for a religious purpose.
Who helped save the colony of Jamestown?
John Rolfe
He was English but he explored for the Dutch East India Company
Henry Hudson
How long did it take John White to return to Roanoke with supplies?
2 years
What Treaty divided up North and South America between Spain and Portugal?
The Treaty of Tordesillas