Social Studies Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Roanoke Island | off the coast of NC, John White formed a colony on this island in 1587, 3 years later when he returned the colonists were gone. All that was left was the word croatoan carved on a tree |
John White | the leader of the colony on Roanoke island |
Charter | a document permitting colonists to settle land claimed by their ruler |
Sir Walter Raleigh | he was Queen Elizabeth's trusted advisor, brought tobacco back to England and founded Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth |
Virginia | a region in northern Florida which was named Virginia |
Queen Elizabeth | she was known as the virgin queen and that is why Virginia was named after her |
Chesapeake Bay | located in eastern Virginia where a lot of native Americans lived they called the area Tsenacomacoh |
Stock | shares of a company |
Armada | a large fleet of spanish ships that tried to invade England |
Tsenacomacoh | located near the Chesapeake Bay originally Indian land, but later settled by the English |
Chief Powhatan | a respected Native American leader of Powhatan |
King James I | is the namesake of the Jamestown Colony which was settled on the James River. The settlers were all wealthy men |
Jamestown | sat on a swampy peninsula on Chesapeake bay had a fort, and church, there was a lot of disease and many people died |
Captain John Smith | sent to protect the settlers. He was a strong leader that Jamestown needed |
John Rolfe | harvested the first tobacco crop in 1614 |
Cash Crop | a crop that is sold for money |
Indentured Servants | servants that bound themselves to serve someone for a certain period of time usually for five to seven years |
House of Burgesses | made laws for the colonies |
Pocahontas | the daughter of Powhatan, she married John Rolfe |
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