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| English soldier. Helped establish Jamestown 1607. Started fragile peace between colonists and indians. Said to have swashbuckling past. |
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| cheif of Algonquian people, a tribe near Jamestown. Tried to make allies with ceremonies, peace charters, corn, trade, etc. Facilitated cultural exchange. |
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| Powhatan's daughter and amassodor to Jamestown. Legended to 'be in love with John Smith'. Married John Rolf (Englishman) and went to England and died there. Christianity convert. |
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| english widower who married Pocahontas. Bred a son, Thomas. Predicted the mass sucess of Tobaco in New world. |
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| gave the Virginia Company a charter to form Jamestown/ Virginia colony. Eventually took it away and made virginia the first royal colony. Gave LOTS of land grants in New world. |
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| Virginia Governor and Cheaseapeake grandee who tried to quiet tension between classes (is bacon's rebellion) and was eventually impeached. |
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| crystalised poor's problems against indians and elite in Jamestown. House of buuess member, reform laws in favor of poor, raised rebellion against elite and indians. Then died. |
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| held first organized and unified (under pope) revolt against spanish and drove them out of new mexico. |
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| King of england. In 1682 granted land grant to Lord Baltimore to start Maryland |
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| stock company organized by London investors in early 1600s. Tried to charter colony in Virginia but failed. Charter revoked. Tried to be mail-order-bride person. Epic Fail. |
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| when a country gains control of another territory through settlements |
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| First permanent English settlement in NA. Established 1607 by colonists sponsered by Virginia Company. Representative Government (House of Burgesses), tobacco, indian relations |
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| colony subject to the direction of royal gov. ex. Virginia |
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| assembly of reps elected by colonists who governed Jamestown (laws must be approved by king) |
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| native to NA, labor intensive (lots of indentured servitude), primary cash crop of Virginia. Allowed England to make colony profitable |
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| land grant 'incentive' for planters in NA to come and import indentured servants. To encourage settlement. |
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| people who worked for about 7 yrs of undivided labor for 'master' in exchange for shelter, food, etc during that time as well as paid passage to NA. |
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| a smal plot farmer whose land is tilled by a few servants and family members solely to support themselves. |
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| English laws passed in the 1650s+1660s to restrict colonial trade to England ports, ships, merchants, etc. |
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| What benefits England is reflected in the colony's laws |
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| Nathaniel Bacon led civil war (lower class against elite) as well as attacks on indians. Died with him. |
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