Chapter 3 Study Guide
Who am I? I was founded in 1607 and was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. My colonists faced a starving time, bad water and disease in the first year. John Rolfe’s development of a high-grade tobacco saved me; it became the settlement’s first major export. Jamestown
How were the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth alike? Both had a starving time Both had a charter Both were Puritan settlements
Which describes a pacifist? Opposed to war A Quaker Settled in Maryland
Which is TRUE about the Salem Witch Trials? The town was renamed after the trials. Nathaniel Bacon died and the trials ended. The villagers believed it was God’s way of punishment for those who avoided the New England Way.
Which of these ISN’T true about the colony of Georgia? It wasn’t one of the original 13 colonies. It was a colony started by James Oglethorpe for imprisoned English debtors. All religions were welcomed.
Roger Williams Who am I? I opposed forced church attendance. I was against the practice of taking Native American land by force. I was forced to leave the Massachusetts colony and started the colony of Rhode Island, where I spoke in favor of the separation of church and state. Roger Williams
Which statement is TRUE? The colonies were sponsored by joint-stock companies. A patroon was appointed by the king of England to rule a colony in the New World. The Jamestown colony was swampy; many colonists died of malaria. `
The Pilgrims… Settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts Were Puritans Signed the Mayflower Compact
A joint stock company… includes many investors. is less risky than investing on your own. was illegal in England.
The Middle Colonies included… Maryland New Jersey North Carolina Pennsylvania
Which statement is TRUE about Maryland? It was a Catholic settlement. It was a settlement for debtors. Delaware split off and became it’s own colony.
A royal governor Who am I? I am known as the king’s “eyes and ears”. Before Bacon’s Rebellion, I had a great deal of power in the colonies. I was generally unpopular with the colonists. A royal governor
Essay Question: Scientists have recently begun unearthing objects used by the original settlers at Jamestown, VA. Choose two of the items that you remember from the dig site. In your essay: describe each item in detail share what you think each item infers about the lifestyle of the Jamestown settlers. identify an item that you wish would be unearthed at Jamestown explain why that item would be so important to find.
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