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Grade 5 SS
Chapter 3 Lesson 1 and 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| royal charter | a document from a king or queen that gave permission to set up and govern a colony |
| indentured servant | a person who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for food, clothing, and shelter, and the promise of land |
| Anglican | Having a connection to the Church of England |
| cash crop | corpus that ares sold instead of being used by a farmer |
| House of Burgesses | The first representative legislative body in North America; established in the colony of Virginia |
| representative | a person elected to act for others |
| finance | to provide money for something |
| assemble | to meet together |
| 1607 | The English establishment Jamestowm |
| 1517 | Protestant Reformation started by Martin Luther |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | sent by Queen Elizabeth I to explore North America |
| Roanoke Island | failed colony in North Carolina |
| John Smith | leader of Jamestown |
| Powhatan Indians | tribe near Jamestown |
| 1609-1610 | harsh winter known as The Starving Time |
| tobacco | Virginia's most successful cash crop |