| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Who received Queen Elizabeth's permission, to begin a colony in North America? Where was the new colony? | Sir Walter Raleigh; Roanoke |
| Who was John White and what did he do? | he was an origional colonist and he, when supplies ran low he went back to England |
| What did the Virginia Company of London receive from King James I? | they recieved a charter from King James the 1 |
| What is a charter? | 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 faced malaria, starvation, they were located in areas w/ murcky water that they could not drink, and they fought w/ each other |
| How did John Smith help the colony? | he helped the colony by setting strict rules saying if you want gold, you have to help plant the crops |
| Who is Powhatan? | the most powerful cheif in the area |
| Who did John Rolfe marry? | Pocahontus, the daughter of Powhatan |
| What became Jamestown's profitable crop? | tobacco |
| What did King James think about smoking? | he thought it was a vile custom |
| What type of reforms took place in 1619 in order to attract more settlers? | they took steps to establish a stable government |
| Who are burgesses? | representatives to the government |
| What is the House of Burgesses? | an assembly |
| What marked the beginning of representative government in the English Colonies? | the House of Burgesses |
| What is representative government? | voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
| Where did the idea that people had political rights come from? | Magna Carta |
| What is the Magna Carta? | a document stating that the king couldnt raise taxes w/out permission |
| Who signed the Magna Carta? | King John |
| What did the Magna Carta say? | said that the king couldnt raise taxes w/out first consulting a Great Councils and church leaders |
| How was Parliament divided? | House of Lords and House of Commons |
| Who was able to vote in Virginia? | first, any man could vote but over time they changed it to that only free men that owned property could vote |
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