jamestown check for understanding

new england

this region was the most literate of all of the regions because everyone had to learn how to read the Bible.

middle

this region was considered a “melting pot” because of the diversity of the population

middle

the region was nicknamed the “breadbasket colonies” because of the production of staple crops like wheat, barely, and rye.

southern

this region was settled in order for people to make a profit (make money) rather than establish settlements.

new england

in this region, religion dominated all aspects of the peoples’ lives. there were extreme punishments including banishment for those who did not follow.

new england

this region relied heavily on the Atlantic Ocean for fishing, whaling and shipbuilding in order to make profit.

southern

this region did not [place much an emphasis on education with most of the schooling done in the home. a large portion of the population was illiterate.

middle

this region had religious toleration and established friendly relationships with Native Americans.

southern

this region relied on the production of “cash crops” like tobacco in order to make profit (money).

southern

this region established a social order that consisted of plantation owners, poor farmers and slaves.

north carolina

what present day state was the Roanoke colony off the coast off

1. starvation

2. no supplies

3. death

what were some of the difficulties of trying to establish the first colony of roanoke

1. england was in a naval war with spain

2. 3 years

why couldn’t governor Whiter return from England with supplies? How long did it take him to return?

silver and gold

main goal in settling in virginia/Jamestown?

joint stock company

a group of investors who were to share in company’s profits and losses.

“hell on Earth”

what is Jamestown described as?

captain John smith

who initiated friendly relationships with the Powhatans?

low supply, malaria, no leader of the colony —> men arguing

what were the problems in Jamestown when John Rolfe arrived?

powhatans

comprised of 30 tribes living along VAs costal plain

she was kidnapped and ransomed, got married to John Rolfe, converted to christianity and taken to England, then died on the way home to Virginia from disease

what happened to pocahantas?

tobacco grew rapidly, 1.5 pounds of tobacco was exported from Jamestown every year, it became a profitable export which led to the institution of slavery in 1619

why was tobacco so important?

triangle trade

slaves arrived in the Americas via a trading network known as the ____

system of trade from Europe —> Africa —> the Americas

what was the triangle trade?

guns, cloth, iron, beer

what was sent from Europe to Africa?

slaves

what was sent from Africa to the Americas?

rice, silk, tobacco, wood, sugar

5 things that were sent from the Americas back to Europe

world of miseries and starved

how does George Percy describe Jamestown?

ate leather, robbed stores, and cannibalism

what did some colonists do to satisfy their hunger?

snakes, horses, dogs, cats, vermin

what were some of the animals the Jamestown colonists ate?