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Colonization
Term | Definition |
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Colony | An area controlled and settled by a foreign country |
God- Religious Freedom Gold- Economic Growth (to get rich) Glory- More land=More Power | 3 Reasons for colonization |
Roanoke | Location of the lost colony |
John White | Leader of the Roanoke Colony |
They Disappeared | What happened to the Roanoke settlers? |
CROATOAN | The only clue to the fate of the lost colony |
Virginia Dare | The first English baby born in the new world |
Sir Walter Raleigh | The explorer given permission to start the Roanoke colony |
Jamestown | The first successful colony in the new world |
Virginia Company of London | The company that founded Jamestown |
John Smith | Leader of Jamestown |
The Starving Time | Nickname for the winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown |
House of Burgesses | Jamestown's government |
Women and Slaves | The 2 groups that arrived in Jamestown in 1619 |
Economic Growth/ To become wealthy | The reason settlers originally came to Jamestown |
Tobacco | The crop that saved Jamestown |
Pilgrim | Any person that travels for religious reasons |
Separatists | The religious groups that settled in Plymouth |
Religious Freedom | The reason settlers came to Plymouth |
Mayflower Compact | The agreement the pilgrims signed before leaving the boat |
Squanto | The Native American that helped the Pilgrims to survive |
Wampanoag | The tribe that celebrate the 1st Thanksgiving |