Jamestown
What was the name of the 1st English Settlement in the new world?
Jamestown
What resource were the earliest 105 settlers to this settlement seeking?
Gold
Who came to take over Jamestown and enforced a military style of rule of 'those who don't work, don't eat'?
John Smith
In England, what religious group wanted to leave England so that they could find religious freedom?
Separatists
The Mayflower
Who was the leader of this much larger religious colony?
John Winthrop
In what year did people arrive at that first settlement?
1607
Many of these settlers were 'English Gentleman'. What did that mean about them?
That they had very little interest in working with their hands or doing manual labor.
What cash-crop ultimately comes to save Jamestown?
Tobacco
Because this group seeking religious freedom wanted to take a journey to another place to do so, history has given them the name, starting with a 'P'?
Pilgrims
While on board this ship, what document did half of the passengers agree to sign as a means of 'self-government' when they arrived at their final destination?
The Mayflower Compact
This religious group vowed to create a 'City upon a Hill' for the whole world to witness'. What would this 'City Upon a Hill' be an example of?
A model religious community
What was the name of the English Company that settled this first settlement?
The Virginia Company of London
As a result of a number of conditions, 'famine' set in early on to this colony. What is meant by the word, 'Famine'?
Famine is when there is very little food to eat, and there are many people who are starving, and as a result dying.
Who brought this tobacco to Jamestown that people would eventually trade for?
John Rolfe
In England, what religious group wanted to simplify some of their religious practices without necessarily leaving England?
The Puritans
Where did this first group of religious seekers wind up arriving at in 1620, which is a part of New England today?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
What city ultimately became this 'City upon a Hill'?
Boston
What is meant by the idea of a 'permanent settlement'?
A place where people stay, and are no longer on the move in search of food, shelter, and other necessities.
Who were the Native Americans that lived in and around these early settlers in Virginia?
The Powhatan
A system of buying and selling land in the new world to expand the growth of land, and supply a source of labor for that land was known as what?
'The Headright System'
In England, who told everyone how they should practice religion without any say in the matter?
The King or the Queen (The Monarchy)
Who was the leader of this 1st religious group to arrive in 1620?
William Bradford
In these model religious communities, church law and government law went hand in hand. Government leaders and Church leaders were voted upon in churches by their members. What were these churches called that elected Church and Government leaders?
Congregational Churches
What is meant by a 'Joint-Stock Company'?
A Joint-Stock Company is a company in which people invest their money in on the hope of making a profit.
Describe some of the environmental conditions that led to much of the famine in this first settlement?
Much of the land was sickened by mosquitos so that it could not be used for farming-The water was brackish, or polluted from people using the water as a source of bathing and going to the bathroom-so it could not be drunk from-and there was a very high salt content in the water, which caused many people indirectly to get sick and not be able to eat.
Those who had their passage paid to the new world to be a source of labor on someone else's land, to make the land-owner profit were known as what?
Indentured Servants
For the group that wanted to simplify their religious practices, what three things did they feel that religion should strictly be based upon?
1. Prayer
2. Bible Study
3. Faith
In 1630, those who were seeking to simplify their religion came to what becomes America and settles a much larger colony in New England. What was the name of this colony?
Massachusetts Bay
Who went against some of the accepted church teachings of these model religious communities, and founded the colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island?
Thomas Hooker (Connecticut) and Roger Williams (Rhode Island)