| A | B |
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| colony | a land ruled by a distant country |
| colonist | a person who lives in a land ruled by a distant country |
| mission | a small religious settlement |
| missionary | a person sent out by a church to spread its religion |
| sea dog | a commander of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasure |
| armada | a Spanish fleet of warships |
| cash crop | a crop that people raise to sell rather than use themselves |
| legislature | lawmaking branch of government |
| burgess | a representative in the legislature of colonial Virginia |
| pilgrim | a person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| compact | an agreement |
| Queen Elizabeth I | English moarch who gave permission to start first colony in North America |
| John White | leader of the second colony at Roanoke Island |
| John Rolfe | Married Pocahontas - his method of drying tobacco led to great profits for Jamestown colonists |
| Captain Miles Standish | Military leader for the Plymouth Colony |
| Samoset | Introduced Squanto to the Pilgrims |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Queen Elizabeth gave him permission to start the first English colony in America |
| Captain John Smith | Leader at Jamestown who came up with the rule "If you don't work you don't eat." |
| King James I | Jamestown and the James River are named for him. |
| Squanto | English speaking Native American who lived with the Pilgrims and helped them learn to plant corn, squash, etc. |
| Massasoit | Wampanoag chief who lived in peace with the Pilgrims |
| Virginia Dare | First English child born in North America |
| Sir Francis Drake | Most famous of the seadogs. Became the second to sail around the world. |
| Pocahontas | Saved Captain John Smith's life. |
| William Bradford | Leader of the Plymouth Colony. |
| Roanoke | First attempt to start an English colony in North America. |
| Virginia Company | Started the Jamestown Colony. |
| Lost Colony | 2nd attempt to start a colony at Roanoke. |
| Plymouth | The Pilgrim's colony. |
| Mayflower | Pilgrim's ship. |
