Colonizing America Study Notes

These flashcards cover key concepts and facts about the colonization of America, as discussed in the lecture.

New England

The place that Puritans and Pilgrims came to.

Jamestown, Virginia

The first successful settlement of English people in the US.

Colony of Roanoke

All the colonists disappeared without a trace.

Gold

What the Virginia Company hoped to find.

They starved

What happened to many of the people associated with the Virginia Company.

Head Right System

The name of the Virginia Company's recruiting strategy.

They are freed

What happens to indentured servants after they complete their term.

The first shipment of slaves

What arrived in Virginia in 1619.

tobacco

The crop that Virginia was producing more than 200,000 pounds per year in the 1600s.

Indentured servants

Most women who came to Virginia were identified as what?

Calvert

The last name of the man who received the grant to establish Maryland.

Turn it into a medieval feudal kingdom

What Calvert wanted to do to Maryland.

Catholic

The religion of Mr. Calvert.

Protestant

The religion of the Puritans.

Church of England

The religious institution from which the Pilgrims wanted to separate.

Netherlands

Where the Pilgrims tried out before heading to America.

The Wind

What stopped the Pilgrims from landing in Virginia.

Plymouth

The name of the Pilgrim's colony.

Massachusetts

The area where the Pilgrims landed, now known as what?

Mayflower

The name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on.

Squanto

The name of the Native leader who helped save the Pilgrims.

Disease

What caused the death of almost all of Squanto's tribe.

London Merchants

Who chartered the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

John Winthrop

Who wrote the sermon 'A Model of Christian Charity'?

Read the bible

What the Puritans wanted everyone to be able to do.

for promoting religious freedom

Why Roger Williams was banished from the Colony.