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marleigh.H unit #1
unit 1 vocab for S.S due 8/31
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| jamestown | the first successful and permanet colony in north america was the english |
| joint stock company | a group of investors who share the profits and losses |
| John smith | a person that helped james town survive |
| John rolfe | person that introduced growing tobacco in the states |
| indentured servant | person that signs a contract to work for 7-10 years in exchange for freedom |
| powhatan | a group of native americans that helped and fought jamestown settlers |
| pocahontas | daughter of native american cheif that helped the jamestown settlers |
| house of burgesses | First repersentative government in north america was located in the virgina colony |
| Seperatists | pilgrims who wanted to break away from the church of england |
| plymouth | Name of the colony the seperatists created for religious freedom. |
| mayflower compact | Gov the pilgrims set up to rule their colony |
| squanto | native american that helped the pilgrims by showing the how to grow and hunt food |
| debtor | a person that owes money |
| Rhode island | one of the 13 colonies |
| France | a country in europe |