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10546036626Virginia CompanyA group of private investors that established the first permanent English settlement in America.0
10546036627joint-stock companyA business in which investors share the company's profits and losses1
10546036628Jamestown1607 - first permanent English settlement2
10546036629John RolfeMarried Pocahontas, eased tensions with Powhatan. Tobacco!3
10546036630MercantilismEconomic policy practiced by Great Britain where more goods are exported than imported4
10546036631Virginia House of BurgessesFirst representative government in the colonies5
10546036632Indentured ServantsPerson who worked for a specific number of years in exchange for passage to America6
10546036633Mayflower CompactAn agreement that set a precedent for government based on the will of the people7
10546036634Middle PassageThe journey of slaves from Africa to the America8
10546036635Bacon's Rebelliona series of attacks against the Indians in Virginia during the 17th century; result of land and high taxes9
10546036636King Philip's WarA conflict between settlers and the Wampanoag tribe10
10546036637Half-Way CovenantThis gave partial membership into the Puritan Church11
10546090717Salem Witch TrialsIn Massachusetts; resulted in wide spread hysteria, trials and deaths12
10546090718Fundamental Orders of Connecticut1st written constitution in America13
10546090719John LockePolitical philosopher who said government is based on a social contract with the people14
10546109179Common sensePamphlet written by Thomas Paine encouraging colonists to join the fight for independence15
10546109180Intolerable ActsHarsh measures, including closing Boston Harbor, revoking the mass after the Boston Tea Party16
10546109181Stamp ActPlaced a tax on printed documents17
10724329992Treaty of Paris 1763Ended the French and Indian War18
10724329993Proclamation of 1763Prohibited westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains19
10724329994Battle of SaratogaTurning point of the American revolution because it persuaded the french to come to the old of the patriots20
10724329995YorktownBattle that ended the American revolution with the surrender of British General Cornwallis21
10724329996Treaty of Paris 1783Ended the American Revolution and gave Americans British Territory West to the Mississippi and from The Great Lakes to Florida22
10724329997Articles of Confederation1st government of the U.S. states operated under this ; gave states most of the power.23

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