Social Studies Test IV
Social Studies test Wednesday, January 30th
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- Africans
- brought from America, captured from homes by American traders, indentured servants at first, later treated as slaves
- Lappawinsoe
- Delaware chief who signed an agreement that how much land the English covered in 1and a half days was theirs but was tricked because the English set off runners
- Dispute
- "argue"
- Drivel
- "stupid talk"
- 1st Boatload of woman
- 1 of the 5 1st, woman sold on docks, men buy wives, woman come for a better time, to marry
- Arrogant
- beleiving you are better than someone else
- Colonists
- Who wanted land so they could hunt the animals? The Europeans or the Colonists?
- Massacre
- "kill brutely", often in large numbers
- 1st Boatload of Africans
- 1 of the 5 1st, stole slaves from homes brought in boat to England, at first indentured servants, then slaves
- William Tucker
- Signs peace treaty at party celebrate by drinking wine, wine was poisened by him and killed 200 Native Americans
- Harrangue
- talk or lecture someone very forcefully
- 1st Elected Lawmakers
- 1 of the 5 1st, Lawmakers= Burgesses,House of Burgesses make and enforce own laws in colonies, not need to follow English Laws, Still have English rights, now different laws
- 1619
- a big year
- Ope
- leader of an Indian Tribe, leader of massacre against colonists, knock on colonists door and act friendly, murderer and scalped the colonists
- Europeans
- Who wanted land so they could tear down the forest and build colonys? The Europeans or the Colonists?
- Native Americans
- slaves, worked in plantations, later ran away or died of New World diseases, protect the woods, protect the animals, needed wood and animals to their way of life
- Tobacco
- new to Europeans, made them rich, hard to grow, unhealthy
- Chunkey
- Native American Game
- Realm
- a kingdom or country where a ruler holds sway
- Divine Right
- God given right to rule
- Chanco
- Indian, friendly with colonists, warned colonists of Jamestown would attack
- Veto Power
- power to reject or say "no"
- John Smith
- Said that the people who come to America should have American rights
- Colony
- a land controlled by a distant country
- Europeans
- Knew they needed to clear woods or Native Americans to create their way of life, very arrogant (especially religion), mostly wanted Indian land
- Virginia Company
- People buy shares of stock, all can afford, used to be London Company
- March 22, 1622
- Year, Month, and day of the Massacre on Jamestown
- Indentured Servants
- not enough money to pay fare New World, work for a set amount of time to pay for trip, then free
- 1st Time English Settlers Can Own Land
- 1 of the 5 1st, Made them work harder, take ownership and responsibility
- King James
- thought tobacco was good and bad, good because it made people rich, and bad because it was unhealthy, shut down Virginia Company, mad at Indian attacks, Bible translated to English, a smart and stupid leader
- 1st Labor Strike
- 1 of the 5 1st, Polish Workers Strike, Polish want English rights
- Jamestown Settlers
- attacked in 1622 by Powhatan Indians