People of the
Virginia Colony
Virginia Colony Vocabulary
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People of the Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony Vocabulary
100
He was the leader of Jamestown, who made the rule, "If you don't work, you don't eat!"
Who is John Smith?
100
The money left over after all costs have been paid.
What is profit?
100
A record of an event made by someone who was not there at the time.
What is secondary source?
100
A person who makes a journey for religious reasons.
What is a pilgrim?
100
An agreement, sometimes signed.
What is a compact?
200
She wanted an English colony in North America, so she sent Walter Raleigh to set up a colony there.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
200
When someone is chosen to speak for the people in the government.
What is represent?
200
The records and artifacts made by people who saw or took part in an event.
What is a primary source?
200
An Abenaki Native American who spoke English.
Who is Samoset?
200
If more than half of the people agreed to a law or decision, everyone had to follow it.
What is majority rule?
300
The daughter of the Powhatan Chief, who helped bring peace between the tribe and the colonists.
Who is Pocahontas?
300
A colony that is owned by a king or queen.
What is a royal colony?
300
A leather bag, handmade with beads by a Powhatan Indian is an example of which source?
What is primary source.
300
He banned the Catholic Church in England and replaced it with the Church of England.
Who is King Henry VIII?
300
A new idea where people had the right to govern themselves.
What is self-government?
400
He was sent by Walter Raleigh with about 100 colonists to Roanoke Island. After being gone for 3 years, getting supplies, he returned to find the Lost Colony.
Who is John White?
400
In return for their passages to the New World, they would agree to work without pay for a certain length of time.
What is indentured servants?
400
A photograph of re-enactors making a dugout canoe.
What is secondary source?
400
One of Plymouth's early governors. He once made peace with the Native Americans, but later supported a war to push them out of New England.
Who is William Bradford?
400
When fights broke out between the Native Americans and settlers, this stopped between them.
What is trade?
500
He was married to Pocahontas and was known for bringing tobacco and making it a large cash crop for the colony.
Who is John Rolfe?
500
The lawmaking branch of government.
What is legislature?
500
A drawing by John White of an Algonquian Indian.
What is primary source?
500
Also known as Squanto, was a member of the Wampanoag tribe, spoke English, and showed the Pilgrims how to plant and where to fish.
Who is Tsiquantum?
500
As Plymouth grew, In 1623, the leaders did this; which as a result made the people work harder.
What is divide the land among the colonist?
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