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U.S. History Ch. 3
The English Establish 13 Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sir Walter Raliegh | founder of America's first American colony |
| mercantilism | economic system that European nations used to enrich their treasuries |
| Jamestown | first permanent English settlement in North America |
| John Smith | leader of the Jamestown colony |
| headright | land grant given to one who could pay his or her way to the colonies |
| indentured servant | one who worked for a set time without pay in exchange for a free passage to America |
| House of Burgesses | the Virginia assembly, which was the first representative assembly in the American colonies |
| joint-stock company | company founded by a group of investors |
| investor | person who puts money into a project to earn a profit |
| charter | written contract giving the right to establish a colony |
| royal colony | colony ruled by the king's appointed officials |