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Eleanor Rome Unit#1
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| House of Burgess's | the first successful and permanent English colony in North America |
| group of investors that share the profits and losses of a colony | |
| person that helped Jamestown survive with his leadership | |
| the person that introduced tobacco growing in Jamestown, made it successful | |
| a person that agrees to work for 7-10 years in exchange for free passage to America, given freedom and land at the end of their contract | |
| group of Native Americans that helped and also fought with the Jamestown settlers | |
| Daughter of a Native American chief that helped Jamestown by providing food | |
| first representative government in North America, located in Virginia colony | |
| Also called the Pilgrims, wanted to break from the Church of England | |
| Name of the colony that the Separatists established for religious freedom | |
| government of the Pilgrims that set up majority rule in their colony | |
| Native American that helped pilgrims by showing them how to grow food using fish as a technique | |
| Religious group that wanted to stay in the Church of England and reform it | |
| the name of the colony the Puritans established | |
| type of government in which religious leaders make the laws | |
| governor of Massachusetts Bay, leader of the Puritans | |
| Governor of Plymouth, leader of the Pilgrims | |
| name of a speech given by John Winthrop that says Massachusetts will be an example of religious faith and hard work | |
| founder of the Connecticut Colony | |
| . the founder of Rhode Island, wanted peace with Native Americans |