The English

By Yaney Langson

The English• In May 1607 a band of 105 Englishmen established an invasion beachhead on the

lands of Indian Virginia. 40 years later they had grown to be a settlement of 15,000.• In December 1607, Opechancanough was dispatched to capture Captain John Smith,

the leader at Jamestown.• Indian Alliance attacked the English settlements along the entire length of the James

River.• In 1664 Jacob was eclipsed by a power much greater than his own when an English

fleet suddenly appeared to conquer New Netherland.• the English had secured a place on the North American continent. Virginia and

Maryland consumed from English manufactures and imported their own agricultural goods.

• The Puritans were people from all ranks of English society. In 1630 a “Great Migration” of Puritans to New England began under the leadership of John Winthrop.

• In 1664, English instigated the second war by sending an expedition to conquer New Netherland.

• King Charles II and the Duke of York wanted to strengthen crown control over all English colonies.

• English Quakers colonized West Jersey, while East Jersey became multiethnic. • The English conquest only compound the region’s ethnic, linguistic, and religious

diversity created the new colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, which attracted more non-English emigrants.

Sources• “Jacob Young.” “Indian Trader & Interpreter”. Struggle & Survival. Chapter 19• “Opechancanough.” “Indian Resistance Leader.” Struggle & Survival. Chapter

1

• “Middle Colonies.” “Conquest.” American Colonies. Chapter 12

• “Middle Colonies.” “New Jersey.” American Colonies. Chapter 12

• “Middle Colonies.” “Diversity.” American Colonies. Chapter 12

• “Virginia.” American Colonies. Chapter 6