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Question: What is the order of these historical events!?
A surprising naval victory by the English inspires a burst of national pride and paves the way for colonization!.

A Catholic aritocrat founds a colony as a haven for his fellow believers!.

Settlers from the West Indies found a colony on the North American mainland!.

An English colony is founded by philanthropists as a haven for imprisoned debtors!.

A company of investors launches a disaster-stricken but permanent English colony along a mosquito-infested river!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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1) Settlers from the West Indies found a colony on the North American mainland!.

Saint Augustine, Florida by the Spainish, the oldest colony on the mainland!. 1565

2) A surprising naval victory by the English inspires a burst of national pride and paves the way for colonization!.

The defeat of the Spainish Armada!. 1588!.

3) A company of investors launches a disaster-stricken but permanent English colony along a mosquito-infested river!.

Jamestown, Virginia 1607

4) A Catholic aritocrat founds a colony as a haven for his fellow believers!.

Maryland 1632 Lord Baltimore!.

5) An English colony is founded by philanthropists as a haven for imprisoned debtors!.

Georgia!. 1732!. James Edward Oglethorpe!. I'm a Georgian!.
And damn I am smart! LOL

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You can put these in the correct order!.

1588 - Against all odds, the English defeated the greatest navy in the world, the Spanish Armada!.

1632, Charles the first granted a charter to his friend, the Catholic aristocrat John Calvert, also known as Lord Baltimore, for a colony that was to become Maryland (as in Mary, the mother of God), a colony intended as a refuge for English Catholics!.

1565 - The first permanent European colony in North America is founded by the Spanish at St!. Augustine, Florida!.

1732 - A British general and noted philanthropist of colonial America, James Oglethorpe founded the Georgia Colony!.

1607 - The Virginia Company explorers landed on Jamestown Island, to establish the Virginia English colony on the banks of the James River 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay!.




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OK!.

I am assuming that you are talking about Admiral Nelson's victory at Tralfagar!.

So here is my guess:

Admiral Nelson's victory over the Spanish Armada, first!.

A Catholic Aristocrat, Queen Isabella!? Second!.

Jamestown is third!. A company of investors!.!.!.

Settlers from the West Indies!.!.!. fourth

English colony for imprisoned debtors, Carolina, fifth!. Unless you are talking about Australia, then the order is changed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com