colonization Flashcards

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Walter Raleigh

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led at least two searches for el dorado. made the colony of Roanoke

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Francis drake

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was awarded knighthood in 1581 by queen Elizabeth. hailed as the first English man to go around the world.

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indentured servants

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someone who owed a debt and paid it off by working for a number of years

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house of burgesses

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an assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. a stablished by the Virginia company

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joint stock co

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a business entity which is owned by share holders

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John smith

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soldier, explorers, author, leader of Jamestown, first English explorer to map the Chesapeake bay and New England

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mayflower compact

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it was a contract of sorts in which the settlers chose to follow the compact rules in order to survive

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puritans

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a significant grouping of English Protestant in the 16th and 17th centuries

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Elizabeth I

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the queen of England from 1558-1603, defeated the Spanish Armand’s

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Jamestown

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the first permanent English settlement established by john smith in Virginia

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Anglicans

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a group of people belonging to the Church of England

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Henry VIII

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king of England from 1491-1547 father of Elizabeth I

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triangular trade

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indicates trade among 3 ports or regions

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