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St.Bartholomew’s day

Over 10,000 Protestants were killed in France

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Hugenots

Protestants in France

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Edict of Nantes

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

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Samuel de Champlain

Father of New France

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New France

Canada

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Santa fe

First enduring Spanish settlement in the southwest

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St.Augustine

First permanent European settlement in north america

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Henry VII

Broke with English Catholic Church

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Protestant reformation

Movement to reform the Catholic Church

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Elizabeth I

English Protestant queen

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Sir Francis Drake

One of Elizabeth’s favored pirates, knighted

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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

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Roanoke Island

Raleigh’s failed settlement in NC

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Primogeniture

The oldest son inherits all family property

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Joint-stock company

Partnership between multiple investors to find a commercial enterprise

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Virginia company

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

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King James I

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

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Charter

Legal document that established a purpose and rights

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Jamestown

First permanent English settlement in North America(1607)

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Captain John Smith

Took over Jamestown and established rules, executed by Indians

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Powhatan

Indian chieftain, pocahontas’ father, Powhatan confederacy

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Pocahontas

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

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Lord de la Warr

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

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John Rolfe

Married Pocahontas to create peace, father of the tobacco industry

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1st Anglo-Powhatan war

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

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2nd Anglo-Powhatan war

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

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Angle Dutch naval wars

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

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New netherland

New York/near Hudson river

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Dutch east india company

Supported an empire in the East Indies

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Dutch west India company

Purchased manhattan from NA

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Spanish armada

Fleet of 130 ships that tried to invade Englan

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Lord Baltimore

Founded Maryland as a haven for his fellow Catholics

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Oliver Cromwell

Puritan-soldier, leader of parlimentarians

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James Oglethorp

Founded Georgia colony, imperialist, philanthropist

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Hiawatha

Iroquois confederacy leader

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