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Eli Unit #1
Unit 1 Vocabulary due August 31 at midnight
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | The 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 |
| Indentured Servant | A person that agrees to work for 7-10 years in exchange for passage to America, given freedom and land at the end of the contract |
| Powhatan | Group of Native Americans that helped and fought with the Jamestown settlers |
| Pocahontas | Daughter of a Native American chief that helped Jamestown settlers |
| House of Burgersses | First representative government in North America, located in representative Virginia colony |
| Sepratists | Also named the Pilgrims, wanted to break from the church of England |
| Plymouth | name of the colony that the separatists established for religious freedom |
| Mayflower Compact | Government of the Pilgrims that set up majority of rule in their colony |
| Squanto | Native American that helped Pilgrims by showing them how to grow food using fish as a technique |
| Puritians | Religious group that wanted to stay in the church of England and reform it |
| Massachussets Bay | Name of colony that Puritians established |
| Theocracy | Type of government in which religious leaders make the laws |
| John Winthrop | Governor of Massachusetts bay, leader of the pilgrims |
| William Bradford | Governor of Plymouth, leader of Puritans |
| Model of Christian Charity | Name of speech given by John Winthrop that says Massachusetts will be an example of religious faith and hard work |
| Thomas Hooker | Founder of Connecticut colony |
| Roger Williams | Founder of Rhode Island, wanted peace with Native Americans |