Chapter 6 Vocabulary

Is one person or nation united with another for a common purpose

• jamestown

• plymouth

• ally

• democratic

is relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives

• democratic

• ally

• colonist

• jamestown

is the first successful English colony in North America, it was founded in 1607 in present-day Virginia.

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Tulsa

• Jamestown

wet, low-lying land that is poorly drained.

• colonist

• marsh

• settlement

• colonist

is the name of the island where the first English settlement was started in North America in 1587. It is located near the coast of present day North Carolina.

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Glenpool

• Roanoke

a person who settles in a colony

• settler

• colonist

• homeowner

• sailor

a town started in 1620 by early English settlers called Pilgrims. It is located in present day Massachusetts.

• jamestown

• roanoke

• glenpool

• plymouth

wet, low-lying land that is poorly drained.

a town started in 1620 by early English settlers called Pilgrims. Is is located in present-day Massachusetts.

a person who settles a colony