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St.Bartholomew’s day

Over 10,000 Protestants were killed in France

Hugenots

Protestants in France

Edict of Nantes

French decree that offered some tolerance to the Protestants, ended religious wars

Samuel de Champlain

Father of New France

New France

Canada

Santa fe

First enduring Spanish settlement in the southwest

St.Augustine

First permanent European settlement in north america

Henry VII

Broke with English Catholic Church

Protestant reformation

Movement to reform the Catholic Church

Elizabeth I

English Protestant queen

Sir Francis Drake

One of Elizabeth’s favored pirates, knighted

Sir Walter Raleigh

Landed in Virginia, one of Elizabeths favorite courtiers, ultimately beheaded

Roanoke Island

Raleigh’s failed settlement in NC

Primogeniture

The oldest son inherits all family property

Joint-stock company

Partnership between multiple investors to find a commercial enterprise

Virginia company

Joint-stock company that received a charter from King James I, founded Virginia colony

King James I

Chartered Virginia colony, established Church of England as official English religion

Charter

Legal document that established a purpose and rights

Jamestown

First permanent English settlement in North America(1607)

Captain John Smith

Took over Jamestown and established rules, executed by Indians

Powhatan

Indian chieftain, pocahontas’ father, Powhatan confederacy

Pocahontas

Saved John Smith from death, intermediary between settlers and Indians, Christian convert

Lord de la Warr

Imposed harsh military regime on Jamestown and took military action towards the indians

John Rolfe

Married Pocahontas to create peace, father of the tobacco industry

1st Anglo-Powhatan war

Started by Lord de la Warr, ended with Rolfe’ and Pocahontas’ marriage

2nd Anglo-Powhatan war

NA retaliated against settlers, ended with a peace treaty banishing Indians from their home

Angle Dutch naval wars

3 wars fought in 12th century, over 100 ships on each side

New netherland

New York/near Hudson river

Dutch east india company

Supported an empire in the East Indies

Dutch west India company

Purchased manhattan from NA

Spanish armada

Fleet of 130 ships that tried to invade Englan

Lord Baltimore

Founded Maryland as a haven for his fellow Catholics

Oliver Cromwell

Puritan-soldier, leader of parlimentarians

James Oglethorp

Founded Georgia colony, imperialist, philanthropist

Hiawatha

Iroquois confederacy leader