- House of Burgesses
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first representative form of government based on English laws in America
- indentured servants
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a debt and then is free to work for pay; many English colonists came over to America this way
- Jamestown
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Established in 1607, it was England's 1st permanent colony in North America
- John Rolfe
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discovered how to grow a sweet tobacco in Jamestown, and he married Pocohontas which helped bring peace between colonists and the Powhattan
- John Smith
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strong leader of Jamestown who forced the colonists to plant food and build shelter rather than look for gold
- John White Colony
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England's 2nd attempt to set up a permanent colony in North America at Roanoke Island. It ran low on supplies, had conflict with natives, and is a mystery as to why it exactly vanished.
- Lord De La Warr
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strong leader of Jamestown who forced the colonists to plant food and build shelter rather than look for gold
- Ralph Lane Colony
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1585 colony attempt which failed at Roanoke Island due to conflict with natives, poor eadership, and lack of food
- representative government
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when people have a say in their leaders and laws; it was a type of government set up at Jamestown called the House of Burgesses
- Sir Walter Raleigh
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Queen Elizabeth of England gave him a charter to explore a set up a permanent colony in North America at Roanoke Island.