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The British Enter the New World Flashcards

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The Spanish Armada

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The powerful Spanish navy which was defeated by Queen Elizabeth in 1580.

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Virginia Company of London

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A joint-stock company which received a charter from King James I to settle in the New World.

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Captain John Smith

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In 1608 he reached Jamestown and forced the settlers to survive.

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The starving winter

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1609-1610, only 60 settlers survived.

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John Rolfe

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Married Pocahontas in 1614 ending the First Anglo-Powhatan War.

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House of Burgesses

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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.

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Lord Baltimore

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Formed Maryland in 1634 as a refuge for Roman Catholics.

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The Act of Toleration

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A Maryland document which granted toleration to all Christians.

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William Penn

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Founded Pennsylvania with Quakers with a promise of tolerance even for Indians.

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The colony of Massachusetts

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Founded by Puritans in 1628 (3rd)

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Plymouth

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Founded by separatists in 1620

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The colony of Maryland

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Founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634 (4th)

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The colony of Rhode Island

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Founded by Roger Williams in 1636 (6th)

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The colony of New York

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Founded by the Duke of York in 1664 (9th)

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The colony of Pennsylvania

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Founded by William Penn in 1681 (12th)

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Martin Luther

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A German friar who began the Protestant Reformation by denouncing the Church.

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Institutes of the Christian Religion

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A doctrine written by John Calvin which established Calvinism.

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Puritans

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A religious group that wanted to see Catholicism leave England very quickly.

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Separatists

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A tiny subsect of Puritans which broke away from the Church of England and were harassed by King James I.

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Plymouth Bay

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The landing place of the Separatists in 1620 after leaving Holland.

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Captain Myles Standish

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A prominent Indian killing captain on the Mayflower.

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The Mayflower Compact

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The first attempt at a government in America, signed in 1620.

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William Bradford

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Elected 30 times as governor of the Pilgrims.

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The Great Migration

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In the 1630s 70,000 refugees left England for America, many of them went to the West Indies.

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Massachusetts Bay Company

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Formed by non-separatist Puritans in 1629

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