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Colonial America
Social studies unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| House of Burgesses | First English representative government in America; established in Jamestown in 1619 |
| Representative Government | Gov’t in which people choose leaders (representatives) to make decisions for them |
| New England Town Meetings | discussed town issues and problems/allowed all white adult males to have a voice in government |
| Plantation | Large self-sufficient farm used for growing cash crops such as tobacco or rice |
| Cash Crops | Crops that are sold for profit |
| Indentured Servant | Person who agreed to work without pay for a period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies |
| Enslaved person (Slave) | Person held as someone else’s property; forced to work for no pay |
| Mayflower Compact | Democratic government established for the Plymouth colony in 1620 |
| “Breadbasket Colonies” | Nickname given to Middle Colonies because of their large grain production |
| Colony | A settlement of people who go to another land |
| Colonist | The people living in a colony |
| Mother Country | The land from which the colonists come from |
| Charter | A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| John Smith | Early leader of Jamestown colony |
| Powhatan (tribe) | Native American group that lived in Virginia at the time of Jamestown settlement |
| Squanto | Native American who helped teach Pilgrims how to survive in America |
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Amy Bonilla
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