The British Enter the New World Flashcards
The Spanish Armada
The powerful Spanish navy which was defeated by Queen Elizabeth in 1580.
Virginia Company of London
A joint-stock company which received a charter from King James I to settle in the New World.
Captain John Smith
In 1608 he reached Jamestown and forced the settlers to survive.
The starving winter
1609-1610, only 60 settlers survived.
John Rolfe
Married Pocahontas in 1614 ending the First Anglo-Powhatan War.
House of Burgesses
An assembly created in Jamestown in 1619, first example of self-government. Caused King James I to make Virginia a colony directly under his control.
Lord Baltimore
Formed Maryland in 1634 as a refuge for Roman Catholics.
The Act of Toleration
A Maryland document which granted toleration to all Christians.
William Penn
Founded Pennsylvania with Quakers with a promise of tolerance even for Indians.
The colony of Massachusetts
Founded by Puritans in 1628 (3rd)
Plymouth
Founded by separatists in 1620
The colony of Maryland
Founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634 (4th)
The colony of Rhode Island
Founded by Roger Williams in 1636 (6th)
The colony of New York
Founded by the Duke of York in 1664 (9th)
The colony of Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn in 1681 (12th)
Martin Luther
A German friar who began the Protestant Reformation by denouncing the Church.
Institutes of the Christian Religion
A doctrine written by John Calvin which established Calvinism.
Puritans
A religious group that wanted to see Catholicism leave England very quickly.
Separatists
A tiny subsect of Puritans which broke away from the Church of England and were harassed by King James I.
Plymouth Bay
The landing place of the Separatists in 1620 after leaving Holland.
Captain Myles Standish
A prominent Indian killing captain on the Mayflower.
The Mayflower Compact
The first attempt at a government in America, signed in 1620.
William Bradford
Elected 30 times as governor of the Pilgrims.
The Great Migration
In the 1630s 70,000 refugees left England for America, many of them went to the West Indies.
