Week 2 USA Studies Weekly Newspaper 5th Grade – Flashcards

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settlement
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A small community of people living in a new place
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Jamestown
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early North American settlement, founded by England in 1607
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marshland
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low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
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malaria
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A disease caused by mosquitoes implanting parasites in the blood.
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tobacco
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green plant native to North America whose leaves can be dried and smoked.
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House of Burgesses
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first representative governmenta group in America (Jamestown)
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royal colony
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A colony controlled directly by the English king (sovereign)
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Church of England
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the church created by King Henry VIII after he broke off from the Catholic Church because he wanted a divorce.
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Separatists
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a group who wants to leave the establishment, especially a church
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Pilgrim
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a devoted religious person who travels on a journey
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harvest
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The gathering of a ripened crop
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indentured servant
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Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
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slave
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person forced to work for another and considered property
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