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CHAPTER 2: THE PLANTING OF ENGLISH AMERICA
READING GUIDE
ENGLAND’S IMPERIAL STIRRINGS
1. Why was England slow in getting into the colonization game?
11. Lord De La Warr—who was he?
CULTURAL CLASH IN THE CHESAPEAKE
1. What Indian group did the Jamestown settlers find themselves
in conflict with?
2. What Queen led England’s revival and push for colonies?
ELIZABETH ENERGIZES ENGLAND
1. How did England attack Spain’s colonial wealth?
2. Who saved the Jamestown colony by finding a strain of
tobacco that would make the colony prosperous?
2. What two goals encouraged England?
3. Once the colonists were able to grow their own food, what
became useless to the settlers?
THE INDIANS NEW WORLD
1. Describe positive changes European settlers brought to the
Natives?
Most famous one?
First English attempt at colonization was ____________________
Founders?
Second attempt at colonization was __________________________
What happened to this colony?
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3. Sea Dogs—what were they?
2. Describe negative changes European settlers brought to the
Natives?
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9. What event finally gave England the edge over Spain?
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10. Describe the conflict.
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ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF EMPIRE
1. What were major reasons why English citizens were willing to
leave England?
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2. Joint Stock Company—what is it and what was its goal?
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ENGLAND PLANTS THE JAMESTOWN SEEDLING
1. The first permanent English settlement was _____________________
in the year _______.
2. Who founded the colony?
3. Goal?
4. Describe the conditions at the Jamestown colony.
VIRGINIA: CHILD OF TOBACCO
1. _________________ created a strain of tobacco that grew well in the
Chesapeake.
2. What two major events happened in the year 1619?
3. Who brought the first slaves to the colonies?
4. First representative body in the colonies?
5. How did King James I feel about tobacco?
MARYLAND: CATHOLIC HAVEN
1. What colony was formed for Catholics?
2. Founder?
3. What about other religious groups?
4. Act of Tolerance—what did it specifically say?
5. What was the major problem at the Jamestown colony?
5. What kind of system was used for labor in the Chesapeake
colonies?
6. Jamestown was eventually saved by the leadership of
__________________.
7. He said…”_________________________________________________”
THE WEST INDIES: WAY STATION TO MAINLAND AMERICA
1. What role did the West Indies play in the colonies?
8. What Indian group was in this area?
Leader?
9. What Indian helped the Jamestown settlers most?
10. What was the “Starving Time”?
2. What did the colonists bring with them and apply in the
colonies years later?
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COLONIZING THE CAROLINAS
1. How were the Carolina colonies established?
2. What was the main goal of the Carolina colonies?
3. Principal crops produced included _____________________.
4. The most famous seaport in the Carolinas was ____________________________
5. Describe life in Charlestown.
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THE EMERGENCE OF NORTH CAROLINA
1. Who formed the North Carolina area?
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2. What three characteristics does the textbook use to describe North Carolina?
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LATE COMING GEORGIA: THE BUFFER COLONY
1. The last colony founded was ______________________
2. Founder?
3. Two purposes of the Georgia colony?
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THE PLANTATION COLONIES
1. Describe the characteristics of the plantation colonies in detail.