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House of Burgesses
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representatives assembly in colonial virginia.
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Reform of 1619
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a more stable government to attract more settlers.
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Magna Carta
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signed in 1215, a British document that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey laws, and citizens have basic rights.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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raised money to outfit a colony in North America with Queen Elizabeth I's permission.
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Powhatan
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The most powerful indian cheif, he agreed to supply corn for the English in Jamestown.
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Captain John Smith
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The man who helped save the Jamestown colony by setting up strict rules. To eat, you have to work.
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Squanto
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Wampowegan
•he helped the Pilgrams plant corn, beans, and pumpkins. •taught the Pilgrams how to catch eels (Plymouth) |
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Pocahontas
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daughter of Powhatan (the powerful indian cheif) she married John Rolfe. (Jamestown)
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John Rolfe
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Man who restored peace to Jamestown by having married Pocahontas.
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Mayflower Compact
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•Document signed in 1620 by 41 males on the Mayflower before they got off the boat. (stableized laws which everyone agreed to)
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Pilgrims
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English people who wanted religious freedom.
•they first went to the Netherlands •then back to England •then back to Plymouth |
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Colony
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group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land.
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turning point
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moment in history that marks a decisive change.
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circumnavigate
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travel all the way around the earth.
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conquistador
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name for the Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain.
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plantation
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large estate farmed by many workers.
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charter
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legal document giving certain rights to a person or company.
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parliament
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representative assembly in England.
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representative government
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political system in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.
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persecution
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mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs.
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