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what is the name of the first permanent english colony in the new world
Jamestown
In what year was the first English colony in the United States established?
1607
What event sparked the English Protestant Reformation?
Henry VIII's breaking from the catholic Church in the 1530s
Name the most famous "sea dog" from Great Britain who circumnavigated his ships around the world plundering heavily from Spanish ships?
sir francis drake
Which colony is known as the lost colony bc it dissapeared in 1590/ what is the name of the first born English citizen in the Americas?
roanoke/ virginia dare
Why is the victory by the English over the Spanish Armada in 1588 a red-letter day in American History?
england is able to dominate the seas and becomes the master of the world's oceans allowing exploration of the new world
How did the law of primogeniture cause many people, especially young men to travel to the New World?
the eldest sons were eligible to inherit land estates in england so younger sons would travel to the new world to seek fortune and fame
during what time period was the "great migration" of puritans to the new world
1620-1650
what type of colorny was virginia originally
charter (joint stock company)
Why in 1624 did the Virginia colony become a royal colony?
they were unable to protect themselves from indian attacks
Who was the wife of John Rolfe, whose later descendant was Edith Gault Wilson (2nd wife to Woodrow Wilson)?
pocahontas
What famous crop did John Rolfe introduce in Virginia which allowed the colony to prosper and would later lead to the introduction of slavery for this labor-intensive crop?
tobacco
In the peace treaty of 1646 ending the Second Anglo-Powhatan War, what system came about which later would be used to separate the Natives from the Americans?
reservation system
The Powhatans' were defeated by the three Ds. Name them?
disease, disorgination, and disposability
with the introduction of the horse, which indian tribe was able to become mobile on the great plains.
lakota (sioux)