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43 Cards in this Set
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John White
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Governor of the Roanoke Colony
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Virginia Dare
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First Baby Born in the New World (part of the Roanoke Colony)
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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organizer of the Roanoke Colony, sponsored the colony
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1584
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Year of Roanoke expedition
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1587
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Roanoke Founded for Second Attempt
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Croatoan Island
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island near Roanoke
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Queen Elizabeth
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helped sponsor the Roanoke Colony, gave the colony her blessing
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1607
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founding of Jamestown
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1609-1610
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Starving Time
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John Smith
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leader of Jamestown colony, established the "no work, no food" policy
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John Rolfe
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brought tobacco (the cash crop) to the New World
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Pocahontas
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married Rolfe and was daughter of Powhatan
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Tobacco
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Cash Crop brought by John Rolfe
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Powhatan Indians
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natives from Jamestown
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Starving Time
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A time after John Smith left, where 90% of the colony died
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Council of Seven
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one person serves as leader with advisors that share in the decision making
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Military Law
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One person as governor, with advisors. Governor makes all decisions.
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Dictatorship
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dicator has absolute power
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Aristocracy
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government where wealthy and well educated people rule
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Republic
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People vote to pick the leaders
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Monarchy
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king and queen rule
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King James the First
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chartered the Jamestown Colony
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Virginia Company
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sponsor of the Jamestown Colony
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Sponsor
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Someone who pays for an undertaking
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William Bradford
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Leader of the Plymouth Colony
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1620
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founding of Plymouth
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Mayflower
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Ship
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Mayflower Compact
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written agreement between colonists that establish purpose of the colony and the structure of colonial government
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Separatists
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seperated from Anglican Church
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Pilgrims
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Separatists
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Anglican Church
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Official Church of England; Pilgrims left because they wanted to seperate from the church
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Massasoit
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chief of the Wampanog Indians
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Squanto
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helped the Pilgrims
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Pokenoket (Wampanoag Indians)
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tribe that helped the Pilgrims
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1630
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founding of Massachusetts Bay colony
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Theocracy
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government influenced by religion
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John Winthrop
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leader of MA Bay Colony
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"City Upon a Hill"
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John Winthrop's idea that MA Bay was a model religious colony
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General Court
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rep. government allowed white Puritan males to elect representitives to govern the colony
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Congregationalism
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church is the center of the colony
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Roger Williams
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founded Rhode Island
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Anne Hutchinson & Roger Williams
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banished from MA Bay for arguing against the government
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Dissenters
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person who disagrees with something
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