Building the Jamestown Colony
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musicalkeira on September 21, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Who received Queen Elizabeth's permission, to begin a colony in North America? Where was the new colony? | Sir Walter Raleigh. |
| Who was John White and what did he do? | John White was a colonist and he found a colony that is a mystery today. |
| What did the Virginia Company of London receive from King James I? *** | The Virginia Company of Londan recieved a Charter from King James the 1'st |
| What is a charter? *** | A charter is a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| What was the name of the English colony founded in Virginia in 1607? | Jamestown. |
| Explain the problems faced by the Jamestown colonists? | They died of diseased like malaria. They discovered the area was swampy and the water was bad. |
| How did John Smith help the colony? | He helped feed the colonists. |
| Who is Powhatan? | Powhatten is the most powerful indian cheif in the area |
| Who did John Rolfe marry? | John Rolfe married Pocahontas the duaghter of Powhatten. |
| What became Jamestown's profitable crop? | tobacco. |
| What did King James think about smoking? | King James called pipe smoking " a vile costum |
| What type of reforms took place in 1619 in order to attract more settlers? | Tobacco |
| Who are burgesses? | burgesses or representatives to the government was a goverment. |
| What is the House of Burgesses? | The burgesses met in an assembly called the house of burgesses. |
| What marked the beginning of representative government in the English Colonies? | The Magna Carta |
| What is representative government? | People got to vote. |
| Where did the idea that people had political rights come from? | The Magna Carta. |
| What is the Magna Carta? | The magna carta is a document that said the king can not raise taxes without asking the the nobles and church leaders. |
| Who signed the Magna Carta? | King John signed the magna carter. |
| What did the Magna Carta say? | The magna carta or called the Great Charta said the king could not raise taxes. |
| How was Parliament divided? | Parliament was divided into two things the House of lord and the house of commons. |
| Who was able to vote in Virginia? | Only white, male property owners could vote. |
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