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Jamestown Vocab
words to know for Jamestown Posttest
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | a grant or guarantee of rights, or privileges from a sovereign power of a state or country. |
| brackish | water that has more salt water than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It is not safe to drink |
| settlement | is a colony or small community of people living together from another country |
| palisade | a fence or wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground forming an enclosure or defense |
| paranoia | is being suspicious, having illusions about being followed, or mistreated by others |
| Virginia Company | group from England that provided ships, supplies and settlers for the Jamestown Colony |
| John Rolfe | brought the important cash crop of tobacco to Jamestown; he married Pocahontas |
| cash crop | a crop produced for its commercial/trade value rather than for use by the grower |