Social Studies Chapter 6

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Settlement

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A small community that is started in a new place.

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Roanoke

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The name of the island where the first English settlement was started in North America in 1587.

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Jamestown

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The first successful English colony in North America.

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Plymouth

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A town started in 1620 by early English settlers called Pilgrims.

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Marsh

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Wet, low-lying land that is poorly drained.

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Colonists

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A person who settles in a colony.

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Democratic

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