| Term | Definition |
|---|
| john smith | leader and law maker of jamestown |
| roanoke | in 1585 this place was abandoned |
| charter | document that grants rights |
| representative government | government in which voters elect people to make law for themselves |
| sqanto | a native american that showed the pilgrims how to plant corn, beans, and pumpkins |
| persecute | to kill someone |
| jamestown | the first english colony to settle and adapt to one place with their own government |
| tabacco | what was the "money" crop for jamestown |
| house of burgesses | an agreement that passed laws and made taxes but still was a part of the Virginia govern. |
| mayflower compact | the first document in which colonists claimed self-government |
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