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11 Cards in this Set
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John Smith
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He established Jamestown on May 24, 1607.
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Jamestown
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I was officially established on May 24, 1607. It was the first permanent English settlement.
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Joint Stock Company
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It was company that sold shares to investors that promised share of profits.
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Indentured Servant
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They were adult white people that were bound to labor for years.
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Puritans
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They were Protestants that were a part of the Church of England, but they were banned from their religion, so they emigrated to America.
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John Winthrop
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He obtained a charter along with wealthy Puritans from the king for the Massachusetts Bay Company to the New World in 1630.
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King Philips War
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It was a battle between the Natives and the English with their Native Americans.
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The Headright System
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It was a legal grant of land to settlers of 1-100 acres.
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The Calverts
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i dont know
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Bacon's Rebellion
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It was uprising that was caused due to the attacks to the plantations from the Natives. It also was caused to Berkeley's refusal to accept Bacon into the council group and to his fur trade.
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William Penn
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