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Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | the first successful English colony in North America |
| Roanoke | the name of the island where the first English settlement was started in North America in 1587 |
| settlement | a small community that is started in a new place |
| marsh | wet, low-lying land that is poorly drained |
| colonist | a person who settles in a colony |
| democratic | relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives |
| ally | one person or nation united with another for a common purpose |
| Plymouth | a town started in 1620 by early English settlers called Pilgrims |