VIRGINIA

JOHN SMITH

• Fought with captains on ships when sailing
• Was not originally trusted by the settlers
• Made peace with Powhatan the native tribe in Virginia

Wealthy Plantation Owners

INDENTURED SERVANTS

• Would work for seven to five years
• During this time they were similar to slaves
• Worked for the sponsors who paid for their voyage

POCHONTAS

FACTS ABOUT POCAHONTAS

• Made peace between her tribe and the colonists
• Was also known as Matoaka, which means "The Playful One"
• Her English name was Rebecca
• Married John Rolfe
• Had a child named Thomas

JOHN ROLFE

FACTS ABOUT JOHN ROLFE

• He found tobacco, the colony's most valuable crop,
• Helped unite the colony and the Native Americans by marring Pocahontas
• Was killed in an attack by Native Americans

THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES

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• Was first established in 1619