| A | B |
|---|
| Roanoke | Raleigh's "lost colony"{ |
| Jamestown | London Company's colony |
| Plymouth | Pilgrim's colony |
| Virginia | name for England's original land in America |
| 1607 | date Jamestown was founded |
| 1620 | date Plymouth was founded |
| Mayflower Compact | first charter of self-government in America |
| Mayflower | brought Pilgrims to America |
| Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery | brought Jamestown settler's to America |
| Pilgrims | name given to Separatists and Strangers |
| London Company | group of merchants and businessmen who agreed to finance the founding of Jamestown |
| tobacco | Jamestown's main money crop |
| Miles Standish | soldier chosen to protect Pilgrims |
| John Carver | first governor of Plymouth |
| William Bradford | later governor of Plymouth who governed to nearly 36 years |
| wilderness | wild, empty land that has not been settled |
| charter | official permit to start a settlement in America |
| swamp | wet, spongy area |
| treaty | written promise or agreement |
