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__Chapter 2 __ 1558- Protestant Queen Elizabeth takes control of England starting a rivalry with Catholic Spain and Ireland. Elizabeth stops Irish attack on Protestants and puts protestant landlords in charge in Ireland. 1588- English “Sea Dogs” defeat Spanish armada 1604- A peace treaty is signed between England and Spain. Late 1500- wool trade decreases causing many poor farmers to become beggars. Unemployment leads to exploration of new lands. May 24th, 1607- Settlers land on the James River to settle Jamestown. Disease and lack of food plagued the settlement. 1608- Capt. John Smith takes control of Jamestown and saves settlement from failure. He is saved from execution by Powhatan by Pocahontas Winter 1609-10- all but 60 settlers die from winter starvation. Spring 1610- settlers head back to England only to be turned around by Lord De La Warr, new governor of Jamestown. 1610- De La Warr declares war on Native Americans (Powhatan) 1614- Peace treaty is signed between Native Americans and English. Pocahontas marries John Rolfe. 1622- Angry Native Americans (angered by European disease and land hungry people) attack settlers causing 347 deaths. The Virginia Company declares war on Native Americans. 1646- Peace Treaty separates and banished Chesapeake Indians from their lands. 1685- English consider Powhatan extinct. Caused by the 3 D’s… Disease, Disorganization (lacked unity), Disposability (no economic function for settlers who occupied the land). Disease disrupted Indian tribes causing their cultural traditions to fall apart. Broken up tribes formed together to create new tribes. Trade was a reason for competition at hunting grounds. Native tribes competed for hunting grounds so they could supply the European settlers with furs they wanted to sell. Violent fights broke out between tribes over hunting grounds. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1612- John Rolfe perfects tobacco growth in Virginia that invigorates the economy. The new plantations that were formed as a result were in need of a labor force. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1619- The first African slaves are transported to New England by a Dutch Warship. These slaves are purchased by the Virginians for their plantations. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1619- The House of Burgesses is the first assembly authorized by the London Company. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1624- King James I revoked the charter for the Virginia Company placing it under his direct control. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1634- Maryland is founded by Lord Baltimore. He seeks profit and refuse for Catholics who were being prosecuted in England. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1649- Act of Toleration- protected Catholics in Maryland from prosecution. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Sugar planters dominate the W. Indies using slave labor. 1700- Black slaves out number white settlers 4 to 1. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1670- English settlers from Barbados (W. Indies) arrive in Carolina after being pushed out by the sugar lords. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1696- Rice becomes the main export of Carolina. Charlestown is major Southern seaport. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1720- All coastal Indian tribes had been devastated. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1733- Georgia is formed as a buffer between valuable Carolinas and the Spaniards in Florida. It grew slowly because Spanish attacks were common, there were restrictions on slavery, and the harsh climate. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">