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s.s unit 2: E.C

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Colonization Taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there
Roanoke England's first colony in North America, located in what is today North Carolina, .
Jamestown The 1st permanent English colonial settlement in America (1607) Virginia Colony at Jamestown.
John Smith A soldier and writer who is best known for his role in establishing the Virginia colony at Jamestown, England’s first permanent colony in North America
“No Work, No Food” Smith stated, “He that will not work shall not eat.” This law meant that if a man does not do any work, he will not get any food. By stating this law, Smith ensured that all of the colonists would do their own share of the work that needed to be done
John Rolfe An early settler of North America known for being the first person to cultivate tobacco in Virginia and for marrying Pocahontas.
Tobacco the crop that saved Jamestown
House of Burgesses An assembly of elected representatives. First Representative government (Jamestown)
Indentured Servant A person who works for 7 years for a passage to America.
Slave A person who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will.
Joint Stock Colony A combined venture between investors in the hope of obtaining a return on their investment of funds in the colony.
Royal Colony A colony ruled by the king or queen.
Proprietorship Ownership of a colony
Pilgrims Separatists who settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 for religious freedom.
Mayflower Compact Pilgrims created the first written form of government in the new world.
Persecution Punishment or harassment for your beliefs.
Charter Permission to start a colony.
Mercantilism A popular economic system where the mother country benefits from the colony.
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