| A | B |
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| 1607 | Founding of Jamestown |
| 1620 | Founding of Plymouth colony |
| Pilgrims | Puritans who left England for Plymouth |
| Puritans | Conservative English religious group |
| Puritan work ethic | Puritan belief that people are judged by their hard work and efforts, and should avoid laziness |
| Mayflower | Ship that carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth |
| Mayflower Compact | Agreement made that self-government of Plymouth colony |
| Jamestown | Located in Virginia, 1st successful English colony |
| Plymouth colony | Located in Massachusetts, 2nd successful English colony |
| Roanoke | The 'lost colony', settled in 1585 off Virginia coast, fate is unknown |
| joint-stock company | company financed by a group of investors who share risk |
| Virginia Company of London | Financed the Jamestown colony |
| Virginia Company of Plymouth | Financed the Plymouth colony |
| John Smith | Leader of Jamestown, considered egotistical |
| Algonquin | Group of East coast Native American tribes |
| Powhatan | Algonquin chief in Virginia |
| Pocohontas | Daughter of Powhatan, helped Jamestown, married John Rolfe |
| John Rolfe | introduced Orinoco tobacco to Virginia |
| Orinoco tobacco | South American variety of tobacco grown successfully in Virginia as cash cr |
| Cash crop | Crop grown in large quantities to be sold and exported |
| indentured servant | Person bound by law to work off debt |
| House of Burgesses | Representative assembly of Virginia |
| Bacon's rebellion | 1676 rebellion in Va to instigate war on Indians |
| Great Migration | Movement of tens of thousands of Puritans to New England in the 1600's |
| Squanto | Native American who acted as interpreter for Pilgrims |
| Cape Cod | Stretch of land and barrier islands forming the eastern boundary of Massachusetts Bay |
| John Winthrop | Pilgrim governor of the Massachusetts commonwealth |
| commonwealth | a community organized to achieve the good of the whole |
| New England Way | The tradition of church-centered "town hall" style government in New England |
| Roger Williams/Anne Hutchinson | Religious dissenters |
| King Philip's War | 1676 Massachusetts war for Native American land. |
| Salem Witch Trials | Held in Massachusetts 1692, 20 people excuted for alleged witchcraft, example of "mass hysteria". |
| zealot | A fanatical believer |
| theocracy | government by religion |
| entrepreneur | A person who starts and profits from business. |
| Appalachain Mts | Mountain chain alond Eastern US |
| Backcountry | Appalachian lands settled by the colonists |
| Scots Irish | Irish of Scottish descent, settled in Appalachia |
| Planter class | Wealthy plantation owners |
| Slavery | Forced , involuntary labor |
| Middle Colonies | Includes NY, NJ, PA, DE |
| New England | Includes CT, RI, VT, NH, MA, ME |
| Southern Colonies | Included MD, VA, NC, SC, GA |
| Subsistence farming | Farming to meet the needs of the farm family |
| Township | A small political area with a town and surrounding farms |
