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Winters unit #1

8/31 at midnight

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Jamestown Virginia first successful and permanent English colony in north america
joint stock company group of investors that share the profits and losses of a colony
john smith person that helped Jamestown survive with his leadership
John Rolfe the person that introduced tobacco growing in Jamestown, made it successful.
Debtor a person that agrees to work 7 to 10 year in exchange for free passage to america given the freedom and land at the end of their contract.
powhatan Indians group of Native Americans that helped and also fought with the Jamestown settlers
cheif powhatan Daughter of a Native American chief that helped Jamestown by providing food
House of burgeese first representative government in North America, located in Virginia colony
Quakers Also called the Pilgrims, wanted to break from the Church of England
plymouth colony Name of the colony that the Separatists established for religious freedom
mayflower compact government of the Pilgrims that set up majority rule in their colony
Squanto Native American that helped pilgrims by showing them how to grow food using fish as a technique
puritans Religious group that wanted to stay in the Church of England and reform it
Massachusetts bay the name of the colony the Puritans established
theocracy type of government in which religious leaders make the laws
john Winthrop governor of Massachusetts Bay, leader of the Puritans
William Bradford Governor of Plymouth, leader of the Pilgrims
Great awakening name of a speech given by John Winthrop that says Massachusetts will be an example of religious faith and hard work
Thomas hooker founder of the Connecticut Colony
Roger williams the founder of Rhode Island, wanted peace with Native Americans
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