The English Interregnum and Oliver Cromwell

The Columbian Exchange

• The Columbian Exchange had a significant impact on Europe's population due to the introduction of new foods, such as potatoes, from the Americas.
• One item that was not transferred from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange is horses.
• The introduction of new crops, such as potatoes and maize, led to a significant increase in Europe's population.
• The disease that caused the majority of Native American deaths in the early colonial period was smallpox.
• The main cause of death among Native Americans in the early colonial period was disease, particularly smallpox.

European History

• The Act of Supremacy of 1534 established Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England.
• William Bradford was the leader of the Plymouth Colony.
• The main reason for the establishment of Plymouth Colony was for religious freedom.
• The colony that was owned by an individual was Pennsylvania.
• Squanto helped the Plymouth colonists achieve trade with the local natives.

Jamestown Colony

• The Jamestown Colony was established in 1607 by the Virginia Company.
• The staple crop introduced by John Rolfe in Jamestown was tobacco.
• The introduction of a new strain of tobacco in 1612 led to an increase in economic output.
• The event that led to the disbandment of the Virginia Company was the collapse of the company's stock prices.

English Colonization

• England engaged in colonizing America to establish a Protestant settlement and to expand its trade and commerce.

Glorious Revolution

• The outcome of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 was the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in England.

The Lost Colony

• The Lost Colony of Roanoke disappeared, leaving behind only a few clues, such as the word "CROATOAN" carved into a tree.

English Monarchs

• Elizabeth I was the monarch who restored the Church of England and fought off the Spanish Armada's attempted invasion of England in 1588.
• The Stuart Dynasty succeeded the Tudor Dynasty after Elizabeth I died without children.
• Charles I was the monarch who believed in the divine right of kings and faced opposition from his subjects for his policies and marriage to a Roman Catholic.
• Charles I was executed for high treason in January 1649, leading to the establishment of the Commonwealth of England as a republic.