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