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Early America

Early America and Jamestown

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What tribe helped the Pilgrims in their first year? Wampangs
What year was the first enslaved Africans were brought to English colonies? 1619
Who is John Rolfe? Setter of Jamestown. Married Pocahantas. Was the first to grow tobacco as a cash crop. 
Who were the indentured servants? Poor people who pledge 7 years of service to another person if the other person pays his/her debts 
What was John Smith famous for doing on the way to the new land? Planning a mutiny.
There was an argument between Captain Newport and Mr. Percy about where to land. Who won the argument? Captain Newport.
Who took over most of present day Canada? The French.
What is chattel? Where a person is under a contract that deny them basic rights.
What was the middle passage? The journey of enslaved Africans were brought to the English colonies.
If a poor person is in debt, how do they get out of their situation? They have to pledge to 7 years of service to another person, but only if that person agrees to pay his or her debts.
How long did the French and Indian war last? From 1754 to 1763
What was grown and sold to buyers,in the Carribean and Europe? Cash crops like rice,tobacco and cotton
What was the name of the Indian princess that helped the settlers? Pocahontus
True or false? Few colonists identified themselves as British citizens False
True or False? The colonies each had their own Government. True
True or False? Some colonists became wealthy merchants? True
Who were the Native Americans of Virginia? Powhatans
What present day state is the Jamestown colony located in? Virginia
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