Lesson 4 "England Colonies"

What did the Magna Carta do?

Limited the royal power so England could be ruled by laws rather than by tyrants

What power did Parliament have

The power to impose taxes

Who are Puritans

People who believed that the Church of England needed further “purifying” and wanted to simplify religion to its most basic elements

What were the simple elements the Puritans wanted?

• People worshipping god

• self-governing congregations without the government interfering in Cathholic and Anglican ceremonies

What did King James I think about the Puritans

Due to embracing the conservative Anglican Church, he banish or imprisoned the Puritans

Who were the Separatists

People who didn agree with the Angelican Church/ The Church of England and the king

What were the founders of Jamestown seeking?

They were seeking land and wealth

What were the founders of Plymouth seeking?

They were seeking freedom from religious persecution

Who started Slavery

Portugal

How did Portugal start slavery

By capturing tribe members and selling them to Europeans

What are Indentured Servants

People who worked in exchange for passage to the colonies and were the primary source of labor

What did the Indentured Servants get when their servitude was over

They got “Freedom Dues”

Where was Jamestown found?

In Virginia 1607

Where was Plymouth found

In Massachusetts Bay 1620

What was the “most important organizational innovation of the Age of Exploration?”

The Joint Stock company

What did the Joint-Stock company do for Jamestown

It made investments in Jamestown that ensures they can make money

What motivated England to establish American colonies?

• to provide raw materials

  • tobacco, corn, sugarcane, rice, fur(to make beaver hats), and wood

• For English-made goods to be sold

  • ex: selling beaver hats back to the colonist\

• A safety valve to relieve social pressures

  • People facing religious persecution

  • criminals/ people who stole

  • people who owed a lot of money

What was “America’s prized tresure”

Land

What document established that “England was to be ruled by laws rather than by tyrants?”

The Magna Carta

Who was Pocahontas

Why did Pocahontas “surprise” the Jamestown colonies