1) England’s Imperial Strings
a) In 1600, North America was still not explored, but contained some Europeans already
i) 1610 – Spanish initiated Santa Fe ii) 1608 – French initiated Quebec iii) 1607 – English initiated Jamestown, Virginia
b) English to competes with the Spanish Empire
i) In 1530s, King Henry VII conflict with Roman Catholic Church led to religious disputes, causing the English Protestant Reformation ii) Power was unbalanced until Protestant Elizabeth took power and Protestantism was dominant in England. The differences with Catholic Spanish magnified iii) Problems with Ireland and English arose
• Irish asked Spanish to topple the Protestant English queen
• English compressed the Irish rebellion and atrocities committed
• Catholic …show more content…
Landlords forced farmers into held tenancy, and when the economic depression arrived, many farmers either depended on being a beggar or moved to different cities such as Bristol and Paris. Some farmers traveled to America, which started the early immigration to America
b) Motives such as unemployment, adventure, religious freedom, and markets became the thirst for English colonization. Joint-stock companies supported these through financial means.
4) England Plants the Jamestown Seeding
a) In 1606, Virginia Company of London, a joint-stock company, was granted a charter from King James I for creating a settlement in the New World. Gold and desire to find a passage to America was the motivation.
i) Joint-stock companies did not last long, so colonists were demanded to make the company wealthy or else he/she will be abandoned into the wilderness ii) The charter was significant because it guaranteed that settlers will have the same rights as the Englishmen
b) Virginia Company’s ships landed on Chesapeake Bay when the Indians attacked them. On May 24, 1607, the English settlers departed off the ship and discovered in Jamestown
i) During the voyage, forty of the colonists had
a) In 1600, North America was still not explored, but contained some Europeans already
i) 1610 – Spanish initiated Santa Fe ii) 1608 – French initiated Quebec iii) 1607 – English initiated Jamestown, Virginia
b) English to competes with the Spanish Empire
i) In 1530s, King Henry VII conflict with Roman Catholic Church led to religious disputes, causing the English Protestant Reformation ii) Power was unbalanced until Protestant Elizabeth took power and Protestantism was dominant in England. The differences with Catholic Spanish magnified iii) Problems with Ireland and English arose
• Irish asked Spanish to topple the Protestant English queen
• English compressed the Irish rebellion and atrocities committed
• Catholic …show more content…
Landlords forced farmers into held tenancy, and when the economic depression arrived, many farmers either depended on being a beggar or moved to different cities such as Bristol and Paris. Some farmers traveled to America, which started the early immigration to America
b) Motives such as unemployment, adventure, religious freedom, and markets became the thirst for English colonization. Joint-stock companies supported these through financial means.
4) England Plants the Jamestown Seeding
a) In 1606, Virginia Company of London, a joint-stock company, was granted a charter from King James I for creating a settlement in the New World. Gold and desire to find a passage to America was the motivation.
i) Joint-stock companies did not last long, so colonists were demanded to make the company wealthy or else he/she will be abandoned into the wilderness ii) The charter was significant because it guaranteed that settlers will have the same rights as the Englishmen
b) Virginia Company’s ships landed on Chesapeake Bay when the Indians attacked them. On May 24, 1607, the English settlers departed off the ship and discovered in Jamestown
i) During the voyage, forty of the colonists had