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Who is john smith?
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captain john smith helped find the jamestown establishment. he was also known as a great book writer soldier and explorer.
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Jamestown
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built on the banks of the James river, and was the first permanent settlement of englishmen in america.
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Joint Stock Company
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A joint stock company is financed with capital invested by the members or stockholders who receive transferable shares, or stock. It is under the control of certain selected managers called directors.
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Indentured Servant
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they encountered for 80 to 90 percent of the region in chesapeak area.
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Puritans
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people who wanted to eliminate the catholic influence so that they could purify their religion.
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John Winthrop
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He was thegovenor of massachusetts for 12 terms and was considered to be a good leader.
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King Phillip's war
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sometimes called "metacoms war" or "metacoms rebelion" this was an armed english and there indian allies from 1675 to 1676
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The Headright system
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was introduced as a means to solve labor shortage.
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The Calverts
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The family put in charge of the puritans colony who moved for religious freedom from england to Maryland colony because of they become prodistant
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Bacon's rebellion
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bacon lead rebelions in 1676
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