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Colonial America
Term | Definition |
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Roanoke | The first attempted colony also known as the "Lost Colony" (Located in Virginia) |
Jamestown | This was the first permanent English settlement established in the Americas, specifically in Virginia |
Colonize | To send people to another area to start a civilization there |
Indentured Servants | Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a set number of years |
Staple Crops | Crops grown on a smaller scale to be eaten daily (wheat, barley, oats) |
Cash Crops | Crops grown in large quantities to be sold for money (Indigo, Rice, Tobacco, and late Cotton) |
Slave Codes | Laws passed in the colonies to control slaves |
Bacon's Rebellion | An attack led by Nathaniel Bacon against Native Americans and the colonial government in Virginia |