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G9 Ch3 Sec 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | an English settlement in Virginia founded in 1607 |
| John Smith | a colonist and leader of Jamestown |
| Pocahontas | a Powhatan Indian who married Jamestown colonist John Rolfe |
| indentured servants | colonists who reached America by working for free for other people who had paid for their journeys |
| Bacon’s Rebellion | an uprising led by Nathaniel Bacon against high taxes |
| Toleration Act of 1649 | an act that made limiting the religious rights of Christians a crime |
| Olaudah Equiano | a former slave who wrote down his experiences |
| slave codes | laws to control slaves |