Jamestown Vocab 1

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Werowocomoco

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The headquarters or location of the leader, Powhatan in 1607.

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Powhatan

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Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy and father to Pocahontas at the time of Jamestown in 1607.

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Alliance

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An agreement to work together.

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Powhatan Confederacy

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Alliance of Native American tribes living in the region of Virginia settlement.

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Pocahontas

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Chief Powhatan's daughter that married John Rolfe.

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John Rolfe

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Married Pocahontas and showed how to grow tobacco.

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"Three sisters"

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Corn, beans, and squash; essential crops that the Powhatan farmed together regularly.

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Resistance

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Dislike and unwillingness to do what others want.

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Ransom

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Something given in payment for the captive's freedom.

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Sacrifice

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The giving up of something especially for the sake of someone else.