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Staff Of Life Corn, the foundation of civilization , Something you can't live without, most fundamental. Corn What crop led to nomads settling into villages Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen The 3 Sisters Maize, Beans, Squash Golden age of literature Shakespeare's era Joint Stock Company A company made up of a group of shareholders, each contributes money to the company and recieves a share of the companies profit. Charter Document that specifies the rights and privledges of a company Jamestown The first successful settlement in the Virginia colony, part of the Virginia Company of London. Settlement grew to be a hipping port when John Rolfe introduced tobacco as a major export and cash crop First Anglo - Powhatan War War initiated with the indians by Lord De La Warr of the Virginia Company, ended with the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas Second Anglo - Powhatan War Indians last effort to dislodge Virginians, they were defeated. Resulted in the peace treaty of 1646 and stopped any hope of coexisting with natives Act of Toleration Document that guaranteed Christians in Maryland toleration towards the divinity of Jesus Slave Code Harsh restrictions on slaves to limit the freedoms that they had in order to prevent rebellion, gave slave owners absolute power over their slaves Squatters North Carolina farmers that illeagaly farmed the land without permission Captain John Smith Leader of Jamestown that proposed harsh law that "He that shall not work, shall not eat" Irish Tactics Lord De La Warrs strategy of burning houses and cornfields down, used against the Powhatan Confederacy John Rolfe Father of tobacco, discovered how to grow and cure tobacco for export Puritans Protestants that wanted to reform the Church of England in the 16th & 17th centuries Separatist Those who wanted to break away from the Church of England Mayflower Compact 1st agreement for self government, set up a government for the Plymouth colony in 1620 Massachusetts Bay Colony The puritan colony that was granted the right to settle by King Charles Fundamental Orders of Connecticut "The first written Constitution" Short document, that states principles that were later used in creating the United States government, states the powers and limits of the government. Navigation Laws Promoted English shipping control of colonial trade, made American ships sail to Britain before going to anywhere else John Calvin Reformer that developed Calvinism William Penn Quaker that founded the colony of Pennsylvania Indentured Servants Colonist that received free passage to America in exchange for them working without pay for a certain number of years Headright System System of giving land to those who paid for the passage of indentured servants Bacons Rebellion Uprising of farmers in Jamestown, led by former indentured servant who wanted the governor to provide protection against Native Americans; led to decline of indentured servitude Half Way Covenant Puritan church policy that allowed members to not yet convert to puritan church, stepping stone that lessened the differences between members and the "elect" Coureurs de bois "runners of the woods", unregulated French fur trappers French and Indian War (Seven Years War) War between GB and French in North America, expulsion of French and North American mainland Treaty of Utrecht 1713 treaty that gave Britain French land in the Americas Treaty of Paris Negotiated between Britain and the United States this document recognized Americas independence and ended the reolutionary war John Hancock First person to sign the declaration of independence, man was also the President of the continental congress Mercantilism A policy developed by nations to build up supply of gold and silver by having more exports than imports Quebec Act Act that extended the legal and political concessions to those that inhabited Quebec as well as granting them religious freedom Townshend Acts Laws passed in 1767 that set a tax on imported goods such as glass, paint, pater, and tea Stamp Act an act passed by the British parliment in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents Boston Tea Party Boston citizens raided 3 British ships and dumped tea into the harbor in an act of rebe