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Who established England's first American colony in Roanoke, but the colony failed.
Sir Walter Raleigh
In order to set up a colony, organizers had to obtain a __________ from England's monarch, which was a written contract giving rights to establish a colony.
charter
After most of Jamestown's first colonists died, a soldier and adventurer named _________________ took control and helped bring order to the colony.
John Smith
One who worked for a set time without pay in exchange for a free passage to America
Indentured Servant
The __________ was the first representative form of government in the colonies.
House of Burgesses
After an uprising by the Powhatan, King James I turned Virginia into a ____________________
royal colony
An economic system that European nations used to increase their wealth by selling more products to foreign nations than buying from them.
Mercantilism
Established in 1607, this was the first permanent English colony in North America
Jamestown
A company funded by a group of investors
join-stock company
A person who puts money into a project to earn a profit
Investor
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