Jamestown

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Joint Stock Company

A business entity where people collectively lend money to fund ventures.

Investor

Someone who provides capital by lending money to a business or venture.

Cash crop

A crop that is cultivated primarily for sale rather than for personal consumption.

An Indentured servant

An individual who agrees to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to a colony.

Cannibalism

The act of consuming individuals of the same species.

Triangular fort

A fort designed with three sides for defense.

Protestant

A Christian who is not a member of the Catholic Church, often associated with the Reformation.

Charter

A document that grants rights and privileges to a group or organization.

(Share of) stock

A unit of ownership in a company, representing a portion of the total investment.

Brackish

Water that is a mixture of saltwater and freshwater.

Confederacy

An alliance of groups or nations, such as the Powhatans.

Monopoly

Exclusive control over the supply or trade of a particular good or service.

Northwest Passage

A sought-after route connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, aimed at facilitating trade with Asia.

Prophecy

A prediction about future events.

Tobacco

A cash crop introduced to Virginia by John Rolfe, which became economically significant despite King James I's disapproval of smoking.

The Spanish Armada

A fleet of Spanish warships, consisting of 130 ships.

Catholic

A member of the Catholic Church, which is led by the Pope.

Planting

The establishment of a colony.

Mercantilism

An economic theory where colonies provide raw materials to the home country, which then sells manufactured goods back to the colonies.

Roanoke

The first English attempt to establish a permanent settlement in America, known as the "Lost Colony."

Queen Elizabeth I

The "Virgin Queen" of England, after whom Virginia was named.

Sir Walter Raleigh

An advisor to Queen Elizabeth I and promoter of the Roanoke colony.

John White

The second governor of Roanoke.

Virginia Dare

The first English child born in America, granddaughter of John White.

Croatoans

A friendly Native American tribe associated with Roanoke Island.

Jamestown

The first successful English settlement in America.

King James I

The monarch of England during the establishment of Jamestown.

John Smith

The third governor of Jamestown, known for his leadership.

John Rolfe

A Jamestown colonist who introduced tobacco cultivation.

Wahunsenahcawh / Chief Powhatan

The leader of the Powhatan Confederacy.

Matoaka / Pocahontas / Rebecca

The daughter of Chief Powhatan who played a significant role in relations with settlers.

Opechancanough

Chief Powhatan’s brother who escalated conflicts with settlers after Powhatan's death.

Powhatans / Powhatan Confederacy

The Native American tribes surrounding Jamestown.

Roanoke Island

An island off the coast of Virginia, site of the first English settlement attempt.

Hatteras Island

Another name for Roanoke Island.

Outer Banks

A series of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina.

Chesapeake Bay

The bay adjacent to the James River.

James River

A river named after King James, near Jamestown.

Pocahontas

who was the Native American who was also the main character in a Disney movie

Colonization

The process of establishing settlements in new territories, involving various motivations and challenges.

Relationship between settlers and Indigenous Peoples

The interactions and conflicts between European settlers and Native American tribes.

“Lost Colony”

A phrase that refers to the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke colony.

A tree carving that said croatoan and cro

What was the only sign of Roanoke existence after it went missing

Virginia Company

The joint-stock company that funded the Jamestown settlement.

Starving Time

A period in Jamestown marked by severe food shortages and conflict with Native Americans.

Chief Powhatan’s Prophecy

A prediction about future conflicts involving the Powhatan Native Americans.

Indentured servitude

A System of labor involving contracts for work in exchange for passage to the new world.

House of Burgesses

The first legislative assembly in America, established in 1619.

Quote by John White

“He who does not work, neither shall he eat.”

This is a quote from King James I

Who said “Tobacco is a vile and stinking habit.”