Jamestown
what year was Jamestown established ?
1607
What were the two sides in the civil war ?
Union and confederacy
What language did the Monacans speak ?
Siouan
Why was the king taxing the colonists ?
To recoup the massive debt from the french and Indian war
What was the name of the first permanent English setlement ?
Jamestown
what is a cash crop ?
A crop made in order to make money
Why did the confederacy burn down their own Capital ?
So the Union doesn't steal their supplies
Where did the Powhatans take place ?
Coastal plains
what were the sides ?
patriots and loyalists
What were some of the early Struggles in Jamestown ?
Starvation disease and conflict with the native Americans
What where the names of the three main tribes in Jamestown ?
Powhatans , Monacans , Cherokee
Why was west Virginia created ?
Some Virginia's did not support Slavery
What region did the Cherokee live in ?
Appalachian Plateau
What is parliament ?
The English Government
why did the capital move from Jamestown to Wilamsburg ?
It was a central Location
It was already establised
Farther from attack at sea
what are the names of the ships that sailed to Jamestown ?
Godspeed Susan constant Discovery
What was the contraband decision ?
Something that was not allowed
What Season did they hunt birds ?
Winter
Why did the colonists fight in the war ?
They had no representation in the Government
Who was living VA before the Colonists ?
The Native Americans
what happend in 1609 - 1610 ?
the starvation era
Who were the three men who escaped to fort Monroe ?
Frank Baker
James Townsend
Shepard Mallory
Who was the leader at Jamestown first ?
Edward Maria Wingfield
who helped in the Rev war ?
Marquis de Lafayette
How lives of enslaved Americans different from the colonists ?
They weren't allowed job's and lived on plantations