| A | B |
|---|
| Sir Francis Drake | English adventurer, attacked Spanish ships and ports. Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth. |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Earned right from Queen of England to claim land in N. America. Made a settlement on Roanoke Island. |
| Roanoke | Deserted settlement of the British off the coast of N.Carolina. |
| charters | document granting the right to organize setttlements in area. |
| joint-stock company | investors buy stock, or part ownership in return for a share of its future profits. |
| Captain John Smith | experience explorer who forced the settlers to work, explored Jamestown area and sought corn from natives. |
| Pocahontas | The daughter of Chief Powhatan. |
| expanded | extended, enlarged |
| headright | land grant |
| House of Burgesses | First met in 1619, was the first representative democracy in the Americas. |
| Burgesses | representatives of the colony's towns, could make laws for the colony. |
