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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Squanto | Belonged to the Wampanog community called Pawtuxet. He helped the pilgrams survive their 1st winter. |
| John White | Leader of the English colony of Roanoke in 1587. |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | English exploror, historan, and solider who started 2 unsuccessful colonies at Roanoke Island. |
| John Smith | English army captain who's strict disciplne helped Jamestown survive. |
| Pocahontas | Daughter of Chief Powhatan whose marrige to John Rolfe led to the Peace of Pocahontas. When Pocahontas married John Rolfe they had peace between the tribe and Jamestown. |
| Powhatan | Chief of the Powhatan who helped the English settlement at Jamestown. |
| Jamestown | A town in SE VA. The first permanent English settlement in North America. It has small houses, a church, and a fort. It was shaped like a triangle. |
| Roanoke Island | An island off the coast of NC. The site of the lost colony. It was also in a location diffcult for passing Spanish sailors to see. Raleigh got established by Queen Elizabeth. |
| English settlement in North America | Chesapeake Bay Area. It had plentiful fish for fishing and good hunting. |
| Indentured Servants | A person who agreed to work for somebody in Colonial America for a fixed amount of time. |
| Mayflower Compact | An agreement the pilgrims made before landing in New England to make and obey "just as equal" laws |
| Charter | A document the permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by a ruler. |
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