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Aug 28, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes quenn of England
After Mary Tutor died, Elizabeth Tutor become the Queen. This led to an attack by Phillip II from Spain becomes he thought he was the rightful king. These failed attacks led to the English colonization of the Americas. -
Period: Sep 2, 1565 to
English crush Irish Uprising
Protestant England attempted and succeeded in overtaking the Catholic Irish by forcing scottish land owner to take control of Irish owned land. -
Sep 2, 1577
Drake Circumnavigates the Globe
Sir Francis Drake, knighted by Queen Elizabeth on his own ship deck, to the displeasure of the Spanish, looted his way around the world. His ventures repaid his investors by four thousand six hundred percent. in other words, he stole a lot of riches on his travels. -
Raleigh founds lost colony at Roanoke Island
Roanoke was the first attempted Englis settlement, which failed miserably. All of the settlers either died or or were ubducted by either aliens or indians. There is no factual evidence as to which one it was. -
England defeats the Spanish armada
Phillip II thought he was the rightful king of England, and wanted to rid Protestanism from England. He sent the armada of 130 ships to England, and he was desimated. Swift English ships, and bad storms led to the crushing defeat of the Spanish armada. This triumph for England led to the English naval dominance over the entire world. -
James I becomes the king of England
James I becomes king after Elizabeth died. He gave a charter to the Virginia company, which failed because they focused on finding riches rather than settling a colony. -
Spain and England sign peace treaty
James I helped to establish peace between England and Spain. He then gave a charter to the Virginia Company. Which would evetually crash and burn. -
Virginia Colony Founded
The Virginia company set sail in 1606, after being pushed by indians, they were pushed into the James River, which was named after King James I. Jamestown was settled on the James River, both named for King James, Jamestown was the first town in Virginia. -
Rolfe perfects tobacco culutre in Virginia
Tobacco was the main export that made the colonies successful, so the perfection of the process meant that the colonies could export large amounts of tobacco and make a decent profit for themselves and mother England. -
First Anglo-Powhatan War
For a while the Indian-English relationship was mutually beneficial, but when the supply for the English from the Indians couldnt be met, war broke out. The English brought a war declaration with Lord De LA Warr, and implimented Irish tactics. The war ended with the marriage between Pochahontas and Rolfe -
First Africans Arrive in Jamestown and House of Burgesses
This was the birth of the slave trade in North America. A Dutch warship brought about 20 slaves to Jamestown. House of Burgesses was the first Parlament for the settlers in the new world. It was not very successful, but it set up the foundation for parlaments in the future. -
Virginia becomes Royal Colony
The Virginia Company lost its charter because James I didnt like tobacco and detested the House of Burgesses. This made Virginia a Royal Colony. That meant that Virginia was directly under King James I's control. -
Maryland colony founded
Fleeing for their lives catholics under the leadership of Lord Baltimore sought protection in the Americas. Maryland originaly had tolerance of all religions but later under the act of toleration restricted their freedom all who eccept the divinity of Christ. -
Large scale slave labor established in English west indies
Sugar was the financial backbone of the West Indies, which is created through an elaborate process of refining in a sugar mill. It needs a large amount of land, which requires many workes mostly enslaved Africans. To control the slaves the English established the Barbados Slave code which controled the slaves. This led to the slave labor system in the English Colonies in North America, by providing an example and setting a presedant saying it was ok to own slaves. -
Second Anlgo-Powhatan War
The indians made one last effort to upset English settlement in their world. They were crushed by the English. This led to the treaty of 1646 between the Native Americans and the English. The Indinas were cast out and any hopes of peacefully coexisting were dashed. -
Act of Tolerence in Maryland; Charles I beheaded; Cromwell rules England
The Act of Tollerance in Maryland said that all religions that accepted the divinity of Jesus would be tolerated. Religions that didn't accept Jesus, were prosecuted. Charles I was beheaded because the Puritans wanted to get rid of the Church of England. Many thought it was to Catholic, so they got rid of Charles and empowered Cromwell, who was the strictest Puritan there ever was.
