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Virginia, the Middle & Southern Colonies
Colonial America Virginia, the Middle & Southern Colonies
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16th Century England Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation, 1517
Henry VIII & the Anglican Church wanted annulment from Catherine of Aragon “Bloody Mary”, daughter with Catherine persecuted Protestants, Elizabeth I, daughter with Anne Boleyn restored the Anglican Church
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16th Century England Enclosure movement leads to overpopulation, leads to migration westward Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, 1516 Richard Hakluyt, promoted English settlement of the Americas
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England - First Contact
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1585 Roanoke Island John White, Governor “Croatoan”
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English Colonies - Virginia
Jamestown, 1607 Difficult living 1609: 400 people 1610: 65 people John Smith & the Powhatan Confederacy
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Myth of Pocahontas Captured in 1613 Married John Rolfe in 1614 Traveled to England in 1616 Died of smallpox in 1617
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English Colonies - Virginia
Economy & Politics Charter given in 1618 John Rolfe & Tobacco Powhatans attack 1622 Opechancanough Powhatans attack 1644 Virginia falls under governorship of Crown
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English Colonies - Virginia
Societal Structures Headright system Self sufficient Barter Landless Poor Indentured Servitude
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English Colonies - Maryland
Established 1632 Sir George Calvert Act of Religious Toleration Safe haven for Catholics Land ownership opportunities Tobacco Farming
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English Colonies - The Carolinas
English Civil War, 1642 Established 1663 Guaranteed rights Tobacco & Rice Slavery Charles Town, 1670
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Migration to the Americas
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English Colonies: Middle Colonies
New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware
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English Colonies: Middle Colonies
Proprietors of land grants wielded a great deal of power Attracted settlers of diverse European and Religious backgrounds Immigrants from England, Ireland, Wales Catholics, Quakers, various Protestant sects, Amish,
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Colonial America Key Terms: Martin Luther, Anglican Church, Elizabeth I, Utopia, Richard Hakluyt, Roanoke Disaster, Jamestown, Pocahontas, John Rolfe, Headright System, Indentured Servitude, Act of Religious Toleration, Charles Town, William Penn
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