Southern Colonies Vocab Flashcards

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Jamestown

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the first permanent English settlement in North America 1607

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John Smith

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took control of Jamestown and built a fort in 1608

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Pocahontas

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daughter of the Powhatan leader, married John Rolfe

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factors

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causes

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indentured servants

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servants who signed a contract to work for 4-7 years in exchange for a paid journey to America

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Bacon's Rebellion

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Nathaniel Bacon and his followers attacked and burned Jamestown opposing governor's policies regarding Native Americans

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Toleration Acts of 1649

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a bill that made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of Christians

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slave codes

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laws created to control slaves

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Olaudah Equiano

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a former slave who recorded his experiences as a slave

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authority

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power, or the right to rule