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Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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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 |