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Lesson 6
Early English Settlements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jamestown | the first permanent English colony in America, located in Virginia and named after King James I |
| Mayflower Compact | a set of rules written by the Pilgrims to help them live together peacefully |
| monarchy | a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen |
| Plymouth | a place in Massachusetts where the Pilgrims settled |
| a place in Massachusetts where the Pilgrims settled | a form of government where the citizens elect the leaders to make decisions on their behalf |
| Roanoke | an island off the coast of North Carolina that became the first English settlement |
| settlement | a small community created by settlers in a new territory |