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| House of Burgesses | the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia |
| Charter | a document issued by a government, giving rights to establish a civilization, corporation, or laws |
| Colony | an area that is controlled by a country which is usually far away from that area |
| Virginia Company of London | a joint-stock company chartered by King James I to establish a colony in North America |
| Powhatan | a group of 30 allied native tribes that controlled the land near the area where Jamestown was located |
| Paspahegh | the tribe that lived closest to where Jamestown was founded |
| Starving Time | a period of very little food during the winter of 1609–1610; the population during this time went from 500 to 60 |
| Captain John Smith | organized Jamestown and imposed a harsh law "He who will not work shall not eat." |
| John Rolfe | discovered how to grow and harvest tobacco; married Pocahontas |
| Trade | the commercial exchange of goods and services |
| Tobacco | the cash crop that emerged from Jamestown |
| Pocahontas | the daughter of a Powhatan chief who helped Europeans |
| James I | the king that Jamestown was named after |
| Indentured Servant | people who came to the colony for free in exchange for labor (5-10 years) |
| Mercantilism | economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports, and minimize the imports |
| Exports | things a country sells to another country; economic goods shipped out of a country/land |
| Imports | things a country buys from another country; things that are brought into a country/land |
| A monarch (king or queen) | the person who could grant charters to companies |
| Charters of the Virginia Company of London | a document that granted land rights to a company and extended the rights of Englishmen to the settlers/colonists |
| Consent of the Governed | people are the source of government power |
