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joint-stock company
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business enterprise in which a group of stock holders pooled their money to engage in trade or to fund colonizing expeditions. Va, Plymouth, Mass. Bay colonies
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indentured servant
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individiual who would serve a master in return for payment of said individuals passage to America
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Powhatan
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indian tribe associated with jamestown, also name of cheif
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John Smith
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leader of jamestown colony
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Jamestown
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1607. first colony in virginia. purpose was to be a successful colony in new world.
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john rolf
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colonist who marries pocahontas, marriage creates short lived unity between colonists and natives
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pocahantas
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daughter of chief powhatan, marries john rolfe
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virginia charters
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granted land in new world to va company and plymouth company by king james
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headrights system
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granted land to immigrants and encouraged bringing of indentured servants
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house of burgesses
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legislature of colonial virginia
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seperatist
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offshoot branch of puritanism who thought the english church was too corrupt. helped found plymouth colony.
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pilgrims
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settlers of plymouth colony
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puritans
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uptight religious freaks. predestination. Mass. Bay colony.
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roger williams
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founder of rhode island colony
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anne hutchinson
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had her own religious meetings in her home, exiled by puritans and went to rhode island
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massachusetts bay colony
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founded by thomas dudley. colonys misson was a covenant with god. puritan.
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founding of maryland
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refuge for catholics. founded by Lord Baltimore aka george calvert
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bacon's rebellion
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conflicts with natives led to nathaniel bacon's campaign to exterminate all indians and eventually turned into a revolt against va government.
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John winthrop
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governor of mass. bay colony
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founding of the carolinas
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land grant to supporters of charles 2
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founding of new york
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originally new netherland, charles 2 claimed it and gave some land to his brother, duke of york, who called his portion of land new york.
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duke of york
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charles 2 brother. given new netherland. divided it into new york and new jersey.
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quakers
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important to founding of pennsylvania. believed english church was corrput and salvation was possible through "inner light". pacifists.
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william penn
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used his grant to establish colony for quakers. dreamed of toleration and peace.
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founding of georgia
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founded by james oglethorpe. barrier between spanish colonies and english colonies. english debters.
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james oglethorpe
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founded georgia.
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proprietary colony
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colony founded on a huge land grant. proprietary colonies usually have a leader who has a specific vision for his colony.
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King Philip's war
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king philip was an indian leader of the wompanogs. led natives against settlers because of settlers killing natives and taking land. ended when womps clashed with mohawk indians and phil died
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middle passage
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voyage between west africa and new world slave colonies.
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