Jamestown
What year was Jamestown established?
1607
What were the two sides
Union and Confederacy
What language did the Monacans speak?
Siouan
Why was the king taxing colonists?
To recoup the massive debts from the french and indian war
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in Virginia?
Jamestown
What is a cash crop?
A crop made it in order to make money
Why did the confederacy burn down their own capital
So that the Union doesn't steal the supplies
Where did the Powhatans take place?
Coastal plains
What was the sides
Patriots and Loyalists
What were some of the early challenges faced by the Jamestown colonists?
Disease, starvation, and conflict with Native Americans.
What were the names of the three main tribes?
Powhatans,Monacan,Cherokee
Why was West Virginia created?
Some Virginians did not support slavery and broke off to create a new state
Which region did the Cherokee live in?
Appalachian Plateau
What is parliament?
The English government
Why did the the capital move from Williamsburg to Richmond?
It was central location,farther from attack at sea,it was established
What are the three ships names?
God speed,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
Because they had no representation in parliament
Who was living in Virginia before the colonists arrived?
Native Americans
What happened between 1609 and 1610?
It was the starvation era
Three men who escaped to fort Monroe?
-Shepard Mallory
-Frank Baker
-James Townsend
Who was the leader in Jamestown at first?
Edward Maria Wingfield
Who helped during the revolutionary war?
Marquis de Lafayette
How did the lives of enslaved people different from the lives of other colonists?
They weren't allowed jobs and they lived on plantations