Ap Us History Chapter 2 Ids

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Sir Francis Drake

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English "sea dog"; ventures financed in part by Queen Elizabeth; heavy profits from Spanish ships

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Roanoke colony

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Sir W. Raleigh; attempted English colony in North Carolina; landed in 1585; mysteriously vanished

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Virginia Company

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originally the London Company; received charter from England; guaranteed equal rights; three ships sailed but were attacked by Indians; where they stopped became Jamestown (first permanent settlement)

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John Rolfe

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married to Pocahontas; sealed peace settlement that ended the first Anglo-Powhatan War; father of tobacco

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King Nicotine

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tobacco; saved Virginia's economy; ruined soil

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House of Burgesses

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assembly supported by the London Company; first representative self government

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Lord Baltimore

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founded Maryland; Catholic; wanted profit and refuge for Catholics

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Act of Toleration

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1649; tolerated all Christianity; punished those who denied the divinity of Jesus; protected Catholics

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Barbados Slave Code

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1661; denied rights to slaves; gave masters complete control

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Carolinas

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formally created in 1670; prospered through economic ties; most northerly; used the Barbados Slave system; rice

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Charles Town

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busiest seaport in the South; aristocratic; diverse; practiced religious toleration

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Georgia colony

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"The Charity Colony"; formally founded in 1733; intended to act as a buffer; vital link in imperial defense; silk and wine; haven for debtors; intended to keep slavery out

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James Oglethorpe

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founder of Georgia; interested in prison reform; military leader who repelled Spanish attacks; saved Georgia