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John Smith
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-Took command of the Jamestown expedition -Well known world traveler -reorganized the colony -eventually forced to leave the colony
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The starving time
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-1609-1610-Colony ran out of food and supplies -colonists barricaded themselves within the colonyFinally decided to abandon the colony
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Thomas West, Cord De La War
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-Relocated and reorganized Jamestown -Reorganized the london company into the virginia company- returned to london
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De La War's Governors
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-Thomas Gates-Thomas Dale
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John Rolfe
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-Crossed native tabacco with caribbean tobacco -1619 tobacco Harvest put virginia on the map -1619 Virginia was granted a charter to govern themselves -House of burgesses
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The Headright system
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-Monetary incentives for coming to Virginia-incentives to bring English workers to virginia -Laborers liked with land owners-Enabled the increas of population and also provided labor supplies-Africans were broght to Jamestown in 1619 by the Dutch
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Powhaton and the Pammunky Tribe
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The virginians established a truce with chief Powhaten - John Rolfe will Marry powhatens daugheter (pocahauntes) -Opechancanough, Powhaten's brother did not like the English Colonists
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John Rolfe and Lady Rebecca (pocahauntes)
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-Traveled to England after being married-While in England. Lady rebecca contracted an illness and died
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Death of Powhaten
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- Peace ended following the death of Powhaten-Openchancanough attacked jamestown-colonists died-King James I made Jamestown a royal colony
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The new england colonies
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PlymouthMassachusetts BayConnecticutRhode Island New Hampshire/ Maine
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Maryland
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-Just north of Jamestown- Economy and climate was similar to Jamestown-Founded under King James I
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George Calvert, The first lord Baltimore
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- Wanted to establish a refuge for Catholics in the new world- Catholic and a buisnessman - Wants to establish the federal system in Maryland- Dies before colony is established
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Cecilus Calvert, The second lord Baltimore
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-Works out the logistics- Given a charter in 1632 to establish Maryland-300 settlers on the Arc and the Dove come to Maryland
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Governing Maryland
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- Local representation - Functioned under the House of Delegates - provided Local laws-King had power to veto local laws- by 1650, house of delegates became bi-cameral
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Plymouth
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- Founded by the separests from Scrooby, England -called themselves Pilgrams-Landed on Plymouth Rock -Celebrated a New England Thanksgiving after the first year
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