Terri's roots are Greek and Old German, and the name Terri means late summer. Terri is an alternate spelling of Teresa (Greek): popular transcription of Theresa.Terri is also a variation of Terry (Old German). Kreatif forms: Temri, Tersi.ow popular is Terri? Terri is a very prominent first name for females (#206 out of 4276, Top 5%) and a slightly less prominent last name for all people (#109328 out of 150436, Top 73%).
Big Stick Diplomacy Afloat. From 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 the US Altantic Fleet steamed around the world on a mission of Gunboat Diplomacy. The ships, commonly known as the Great White Fleet due to their white-painted hulls, called in ports the world over, impressing foreign dignitaries with the appearance of great power. The entire affair was designed to impress, and everything was done to make sure the fleet's appearance was perfect.
Jamestown, Va., is located at the James River, a Chesapeake Bay tributary. This colony on Roanoke Island was the first English settlement in the New World. In 1587, shortly after the arrival of the colonists, John White's daughter gave birth to the first child of European parents to be born on American soil.Her name was Virginia Dare.However, life wasn't easy for the early colonists, and on August 27, 1587, John White--now the new governor of the colony--left the settlement and returned to England to get more supplies. Because of England's war with Spain, there were no ships to spare.he lost colony of Roanoke Island. On May 8, 1587, a group of 117 men, women and children left England to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Excited by stories from other travelers to the New World, the colonists under the command of John White headed for a destination on the Chesapeake Bay.