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2021-2022 HISTORY
Roanoke & Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| import | to bring something in from a foreign country for sale or use |
| export | to send goods out of one country for sale or use in another country |
| slave | a person who is considered the property of another person |
| profit | the amount of money left over after all costs of doing business are paid |
| joint stock company | company in which people share the expenses and profits |
| indentured servant | a person who has to work for someone else for a set time to pay off a debt; After the set time, the servant becomes a free person. |
| legislature | a group of elected people that has the duty and power of making laws; In Jamestown this group was called The House of Burgesses. |
| established the settlement of Roanoke | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| first English child born in America (grandfather was John White) | Virginia Dare |
| Roanoke is also known by this name | The Lost Colony |
| founded in Virginia in 1607; named after King James I of England | Jamestown |
| time period in Jamestown between 1609-1610 | The Starving Time |
| Indians taught John Rolfe how to grow this; quickly became an important "cash crop" for Jamestown | tobacco |
| Who gave money to the Virginia Company (a/k/a London Company) to pay for Jamestown? | merchants and citizens in England, King James I, church leaders, and church members |
| founders of Jamestown wanted this (main purpose for settling Jamestown) | gold, adventure, & to establish a colony |
| during the first 7 months, more than two-thirds of Jamestown settlers died due to this | diseases, lack of food, & Indian attacks |
| location of Roanoke Island | off the coast of present-day North Carolina |
| 4 theories about Roanoke | 1)Settlers went willingly to move in w/nearby Croatan Indians; 2)Kidnapped by Indians; 3)Tried to sail back to England or to Chesapeake area & were lost at sea; 4)Were captured by the Spaniards |
| evidence found by John White upon returning to Roanoke | no one was there; the letters CRO & CROATOAN were carved into trees; torn books, ruined maps, rusty weapons |
| John Smith's law of survival | "If you don't work, you don't eat." |
| the Virginia Company told people this to raise money | trip will be a missionary outreach to spread the Gospel in America (wasn't true) |
| reasons God did not bless Jamestown in the beginning | 1) lied about reason for the trip; 2) tried to settle without God & did not seek HIS guidance; 3) did not ask God's forgiveness; 4) first group of settlers were selfish & bickering |
| How was the settlement of Jamestown paid for, and how was this different from earlier attempts at colonization? | The Virginia Company, a joint stock company of private citizens and merchants paid. Before this, the rulers of European countries usually paid for explorations & colonies in the New World. |
| problems that almost destroyed Jamestown | 1) diseases from mosquitoes; 2) starvation; 3 Indian attacks; 4) fires |
| What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses (legislature of Jamestown)? | Jamestown colonists established this group to govern the colony. The colonists elected leaders to this group. This group had the job of making laws for the colony. Burgess means "citizen" or "city-dweller". |
| reason John White left Roanoke to go back to England | to get supplies for the Roanoke colonists |
| 2 things John Rolfe to improve life in Jamestown | 1) He married Pocahontas, which helped keep peace (for a while) between the Powhatan Indians & the colonists. 2 ) He learned how to cultivate tobacco from the Indians and taught the colonists. Tobacco became an important "cash crop" for Jamestown. |
| Why was tobacco so important to the Jamestown colonists? | It was popular in Europe and it quickly became a "cash crop" for the settlers in Virginia. By selling it to Europeans, the Jamestown colonists were able to make the money they needed to purchase items they needed for the colony to be successful. |
| What is the name of our modern-day US legislature? | Congress (Senate & House of Representatives) |
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