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Jun 15, 1555
Peace of Augsburg settles Protestant-Catholic conflicts
The settlement had many loopholes and not everyone was satisfied. Despite the downsides, the Peace of Augsburg saved the empire from 50 years of serious conflicts as well as strengthed the power of the ruler. -
Aug 23, 1572
King Charles IX orders St Bartholomew's Day massacre of Huguenots
Began two days after the attempted assassination of the military and politcal leader of the Huguenots. King Charles ordered that a group of Huguenot leaders were to be killed. This spread throughout Paris. -
Roanoke Island
The settlers first arrived in 1587 and dissappeared in 1590. There were theories about how they disappearned but no one knows for sure. -
Spanish Armada was Defeated
The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is known for being the first permanent English Settlement. -
Colonist Can Own Land
The colonist could now own land. The government offered 50 acres to each person to get more people to want to live there. -
Dutch Bring Africans
The Dutch Brought the Africans as slaves. -
House of Burgesses meets
They had their first assembly on this day to elect legeslature in the New World. -
Virinia Company Sends Women
Women were brought in to Jamestown mainly to keep them from going extinct. Due to it being a mostly male area, without children, they would not be able to grow. They were also brought in to work in tobacco fields and such. -
King James declares royal colony
Virginia is declared a royal colony by King James. Charles I then becomes King of England after James I dies.
