Hist 1301 of the people volume 1 to 1877 (chap3)

The first English colony at Roanoke was

Abandoned by the British because it served no useful economic or military purpose.

The survival of the Plymouth colony was made possible by

Assistance from friendly Indians.

To increase number of workers in Virginia company officials

Awarded 50 acres of land to those who came or brought another person to Virginia.

The Swiss Protestant Reformer John Calvin

Believed God ordained who would be saved even before they were born.

Those known as Separatists

Gave up on reforming the Church of England.

The first clear evidence of enslavement of Africans in mainland English colonies is

The fact that Maryland's Assembly guaranteed rights to all Christians except slaves.

Queen Elizabeth I was

Unwilling to risk her treasure on North American adventures.

What was a notable characteristic of Jamestown during its first decade?

an appallingly high mortality rate