HIST 1230 Lecture 2: History (2)
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People, places & things: treaty of tordesillas- this treaty divided the newly found lands by the. It was supposed fix the argument from when columbus visited the new world. This brought wealth to both european nations: roanoke- roanoke was the first attempt of colonization in the new world. It was located in present day north carolina. All of the colonists disappeared during the anglo-spanish war, approximately three years after its last contact. Roanoke has the nickname of the lost colony , because no one knows what happened to them: virginia company- this was formed with permission of king james. This organization had the right to appoint the council of virginia and other government officials. In 1624 the company was disbanded due to the indian massacre of 1622. John winthrop-he became the first governor of the massachusetts bay colony, and was it from 1630 through 1649. He was a puritan with strong religious beliefs.
