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| Jamestown | first successful permanent English settlement in North America. Named after the King of England. |
| John Smith | Leader of the Jamestown colony who was responsible for making changes that allowed the colony to succeed. |
| John Rolfe | Jamestown colonist who pioneered the growing of tobacco and made the colony prosper. |
| Pocahontas | A Powhatan Indian who married John Rolfe. |
| Powhatans | Indian group who saved the Jamestown expedition from starving during the first few months of their arrival. |
| investors | A person who puts money into a project in order to earn profits. |
| share of stock | It is a share of ownership in a company. |
| charter | A written contract giving certain rights to a person or group. |
| indentured servant | A person who sold labor in exchange for a passage to a colony. |
| House of Burgesses | The first representative assembly in the American colonies. |
| William Bradford | Govenor of Plymoth colony. His writings told about life in the colony. |
| Squanto | A Patuxet Indian who helped the Plymoth settlers by teaching them how to plant and acting as an interpreter. |
| Samoset | He was a Pemaquid Indian who introduced the Pilgrims to Squanto. |
| Separatists | Religious group the Pilgrims belonged to that broke away from the church of England. |
| persecution | bad treatment |
| religious tolerance | A willingness to allow faiths different from one's own. |
| Mayflower Compact | An agreement among the men of the Mayflower to obey laws for the general good. |
