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History Section 1!!!
Section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | First permanent English settlement in North America. |
| John Smith | One of Jamestown's leaders who forced settlers to work harder for better rewards. |
| Pocahontas | Daughter of Powhatan leader. Married to John Rolfe. |
| Indentured Servants | Servants signed a contract to work for 4-7 years for the people who paid for their journey to America. |
| Bacon's Rebellion | An uprising that burned Jamestown because a group of people opposed the governor's policies promoting trade with American Indians. |
| Toleration Act of 1649 | Made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of Christians. |
| Slave Codes | Laws to control slaves. |
| Cash Crops | Crops that were sold for profit. |
| Puritans | Wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church |
| Pilgrims | A Separatist group that left England in the early 1600's to escape persecution. |
| Immigrants | People who have left their home country to live in another country. |
| Mayflower Compact | A legal contact in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good. |
| Squanto | An Indian that helped the pilgrims survive. |
| John Winthrop | A person who led a fleet of ships for Massachusetts seeking religious freedom. |
| Anne Hutchinson | An outspoken women who publicly discussed religious ideas. |
| John Harvard | Founded Harvard College along with The General Court |
| Peter Stuyvesant | Led New York and New Jersey. |
| Quakers | A large religious group in New Jersey. |
| William Penn | Founded Pennsylvania |
| Staple Crops | Crops that are always needed. |