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A Lord, A Hurricane, A Wedding
A Share in America
Jamestown Makes It
1619 - A Big Year
Massacre in Virginia
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What state was named after Lord de la Warr?
Delaware
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What were three of the reasons English people continued to come to Virginia after the Starving Time?
1. To find gold 2. For adventure 3. For a better life 4. Some were criminals and unwanted in England
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What is an indentured servant?
Someone who works for a number of years and then is free to work on their own.
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What was the first representative government of Englishmen in America?
The House of Burgesses.
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Who spread the word about the 1622 massacre and saved the lives of some Jamestown colonists?
A Powhatan named Chanco.
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How to Pocahontas come to live in Henrico?
She was captured and help hostage?
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Why did Indians think English colonists were savages?
They didn't bathe so they smelled. OR They didn't know how to hunt or to dress in the hot climate.
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What was the importance of tobacco in the New World?
Tobacco was a cash crop and helped the colonies survive and flourish.
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What event of 1619 showed that the English were in America to stay?
The arrival of a boatload of women showed that the English settlers wanted to marry and have children.
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What did King James do in response to the massacre?
He made Virginia a royal colony AND closed the Virginia Company.
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What did Thomas Dale do for the colony?
He moved the settlement up the James River to Henrico to a healthier spot. He also made sure everyone worked and imposed rules.
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Why did Europeans invest in the Virginia Company?
They invested in the VA Company to profit from gold, to save Indians from the Spaniards, or to take part in a national venture. I will accept one of any of the three answers above.
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From the colonists' point of view, what was the problem with tobacco as a crop?
It required hard work in the fields.
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DAILY DOUBLE! Five "firsts" occurred in 1619. What first did the House of Burgesses represent?
The first representative government which marked the beginning of self-government in the American colonies.
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DAILY DOUBLE! How long had slavery existed? How did Europeans get started in the slave trade?
It's existed since biblical times. In 1442, the Portuguese were looking for ways to make money and started selling captured Africans as slaves.
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Who made the colonists in Jamestown stay when they were trying to leave in the spring of 1610?
Lord de la Warr
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hWhat did William Tucker do that affected the relationship between the colonists and Indians?
He poisoned 200 Indians.
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DAILY DOUBLE! Put the following events in sequential order: a. House of Burgesses is formed. b. Great Massacre occurs. c. Lord de la Warr arrives.
C (1610) A (1619) B (1622)
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What was the result of English colonies having "open doors"?
People came from other countries to settle in English colonies.
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Who is Opechancanough and what was his possible role in the massacre of 1622?
Opechancanough, Pocahontas's uncle, decided to get rid of the colonists who he felt were stealing the Indians' land.
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How did a hurricane nearly spell the end of Jamestown?
A hurricane nearly prevented new colonists from reaching Jamestown.
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In the margin note on page 38 titled "Class System", Joy Hakim says, "the idea that gentlemen should not work will be rejected in the New World." What does she mean?
Life in Virginia was hard; no one could survive without working. OR Conditions in the colonies would not encourage the class system that was in place in England.
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How did slavery start in Virginia?
Africans were first brought as indentured servants, but then tobacco planters enslaved them to avoid having to pay for new servants every few years.
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Why was 1619 a big year for Virginia? Name at least 3 of the big events.
1619 consisted for several events that profoundly affected the course of American history. There were 5 pivotal events: the arrival of Englishwomen, the introduction of African workers, the introduction of representative government, English settlers could own land, and settlers from other countries had the same rights as English settlers.
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Why did English people continue to come to Virginia after the massacre of 1622?
1. The population of England was growing. 2. There were few jobs. 3. Farmers were being forced off the land. 4. London was full of beggars and starving people. 5. They wanted a better life.