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| He was an English sea captain, navigator and a politician of the Elizabeth era. He was awarded a knighthood in 1581 by Elizabeth I. He was second-in- command of the English Armada in 1588. |
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| One of the first English explorers to attempt to make an English settlement in the new world. He tried twice amid named Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I |
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| A Spanish naval invasion force sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English fleet. |
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| In the 1600s when English farmers started fencing off common lands into individual holdings, largely for the benefit of the already wealthy landholders. |
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| A law that stated that only the eldest son is able to inherit an estate. |
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| Allowed several people to look their money to pay for an indevor and share the risks and profits, had to have the approval of monarch. |
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| The first permanent English colony in the new world. |
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| Former soldier who is famous for his role in the exploration of the New World he is responsible for the settlement and survival of Jamestown. |
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| The winter of 1609-1610 when food shortages led to the death of many colonists. |
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| A new governor in Jamestown who took great military action against the Native Americans and made military like changes to the settlement. |
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First English - Powhatan War
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| Fought from 1609 until 1614 and pitted the English settlers at Jamestown against an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians led by Powhatan. |
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| War methods used by Lord De La Ware against the Indians- raided and destroyed. |
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| First representative government in the colonies- Parliament for the colonies. |
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| The husband of Pocahontas who was killed in Indian attacks- he was the father of the tobacco industry. |
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Second English- Powhatan War
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| In 1644, Indians tried to dislodge Virginians- Indians failed and were banished from homeland. |
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| Founded Maryland colonies for Catholics he wanted freedom of worship. |
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| A person who came to America and was placed to work for another over a period of time during the 17th- 19th centuries. |
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| a law that guaranteed tolerance for all Christians, but not for Jews or Atheists. |
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| A law that gave masters complete control over there slaves. |
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| Evolution as a result of weather is divine to see your roommate with the king |
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| Led the Parliamentarian victory in English Civil War (1642-1649). He called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator . |
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| The return of a constitutional monarchy to Great Britain in 1660 under Charles II. |
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| Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. Slaves, alcohol and Catholicism were forbidden in this colony. He lost his place as a governor after colonists started having issues with the way he did things. |
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| The colonies, especially the southern, that relied on plantation method of farming. |
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