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Flashcards: Jamestown Lsn 2

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Tobacco & changes in governmentWhy Virginia's population grew in 1610
JamestownFirst permanent English settlement in North America. Built in 1607 on the James River
John RolfePlanter who began growing tobacco as a cash crop
Cash cropa plant that farmers grow to sell at a market
Tobaccoan example of a cash crop
exportto ship goods from one country or district to another area of the world
moneycoins or bills used in trading goods
indentured servanta person who agreed to work without pay for a certain time
enslavedthis means that someone claimed to own them
assemblya group that makes laws
vetoto stop an act from going into effect
burgessa representative to colonial Virginia's House of Burgess
House of Burgessthe first group of local representatives in Virginia. Established in 1619.
General Assemblythe colonial legislature of Virginia established in 1619
1613The year John Rolfe sent his first crop for export