US History Unit 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 john smith | English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia |
| jamestown | a former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk |
| headright system | Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists. |
| royal colony | A colony under the direct control of a monarch |
| joint-stock system | Provided financial means. |
| powhatan | Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia |
| indentured sevant | system paid 1's passage 2 America |
| nathaniel | Name the 11-year old male protagonist of The Amulet of Samarkand. This boy is able to summon a five-thousand-year-old djinni [GEE-NEE] and possesses abilities far beyond those of the usual magicians in the novel. |
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