 | Term | Definition |
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blockhouse |
fort built for better protection |
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General Assembly |
group which represented the settlers at Jamestown |
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House of Burgess |
met with governor to form laws-settlers chose their own representatives |
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What plant did John Rolfe plAnt |
tobacco |
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Lord Delaware was |
governor of Jamestown |
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Stock company |
shares are sold to investors |
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investors |
people who gave money to the company for risk |
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Pilgrims |
religious group which left England |
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Mayflower Compact |
rules & laws passed by the majority get obeyed |
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Puritans |
strict religious group which left England for religious freedom in Massachusetts |
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Parliament |
group in England that makes laws |
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Pilgrims landed at |
Plymouth,MassACHUSETTS |
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Leader of the pilgrims was |
William Bradford |
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Toleration Act |
everyone could have religious freedom passed in maryland by Lord Calvert |
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Roger Williamsfled the Puritans strict ways and found his way to Rhode Island |
Roger Williams |
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Thomas Hooker |
started a settlement in Conneticut-drew up a constitution |
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the dutch landlords or -------- |
patroons, kept a tight hold on available lands for settlers |
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