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England?s Imperial Stirrings Religious conflict raised between Spain and England when England became primarily Protestant, while Spain was Catholic. Ireland sided with Spain (both catholic) to rid England of their Protestant queen England crushed the Irish uprising, sending Protestant Scottish and English landlords to take control of their land. This was the beginning of many conflicts between Irish and English Elizabeth Energizes England Queen Elizabeth encouraged her sailors to attack Spanish ships and take their plunder, to spread Protestantism. English?s first attempt at colonization was in Newfoundland. Failed because its promoter died at sea

Virginia Colony Essay (Contributions)

Jamestown problems

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Problems in Jamestown There was a certain time period in Jamestown called the starvation period. This was in the winter of 1609 -1610.The Indians killed the English?s livestock. Before that winter there were 500 people but after there were only 60. Other problems included, were diseases, bad water, and the Indians stealing the English?s food. Dysentery was a bad disease that the English got from the swamp water which was mixed with salt water. The English got Malaria because the climate was hot and humid and many settlers were not used to it. Although Jamestown settlers experienced many problems, they survived. Setting sail

The American Pageant Ch. 2 Notes

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Ch. 2: The Planting of English America? - ? - First European powers to New World:? - Spanish at Santa F? 1610? - French at Qu?bec 1608? - English in Jamestown, VA 1607? - 1530?s: King Henry VIII broke w Roman Catholic Church? English Protestant Reformation? - Catholics vs. Protestants? - 1558: Protestant Elizabeth I takes throne? - Protestantism becomes dominant in England, more rivalry w Spain (Catholic)? - She was ambitious, inspired Englishmen to ?promote Protestantism and plunder Spanish settlements?? - 1585: Sir Walter Raleigh attempts to start a colony on Roanoke Island, but the settlers disappear? - England is failing at colonization, Spain is doing great? - Philip II of Spain tries to invade England (1588) but they fight back and bring down the

Planting english america

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Chapter 02 - The Planting of English America I. England?s Imperial Stirrings 1. North America in 1600 was largely unclaimed, though the Spanish had much control in Central and South America. 2. Spain had only set up Santa Fe, while France had founded Quebec and Britain had founded Jamestown. 3. In the 1500s, Britain failed to effectively colonize due to internal conflicts. o King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s and launched the English Protestant Reformation. o After Elizabeth I became queen, Britain became basically Protestant, and a rivalry with Catholic Spain intensified. o In Ireland, the Catholics sought Spain?s help in revolting against England, but the English crushed the uprising with brutal atrocity, and

the american pageant key terms

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Chapter 2 - The Planting of English America 1. Virginia Company 2. Iroquois Confederacy 3. starving time 4. Act of Toleration 5. Squatter 7. Primogeniture 8. Indentured Servitude 9. Royal Charter 10. Slave Codes 11. Yeoman 12. Proprietor 13. Longhouse 14. James Oglethorpe 15. John Smith 16. nation-state 17. Slavery 18. Enclosure 19. House of Burgeses 20. Powhatan 21. John Rolfe 22. Lord Baltimore - 1694 23. Raleigh, Sir Walter 24. Oliver Cromwell 25. Lord De la War 26. Pocahontas 1
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US history vocab

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I Marco Polo - Italian adventurer and travelled China for 20 years from 1275-1295. He is regarded as an indirect discoverer of the New World because of his book that talked about the treasures of the East and it stimulated European desires to find a cheaper route to trade with China. Francisco Pizarro - explored South America and crushed the Incans of Peru in 1532, got lots of treasure Juan Ponce de Leon- Ventured into Florida in 1513 and 1521, seeking gold and not the mythical fountain of youth and was killed by an Indian arrow. Conquistadors - Spanish explorers in service of God and in search of gold and glory in the New World.

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Define John Smirh- Took leadership of Jamestown in 1608, his leadership helped strengthen the settlement he is quoted for saying ?People who do not work, do not eat.? William Bradford - pilgrim that was elected governor of Plymouth Rock 30 times John Winthrop- first governor of the Mass. Bay Colony in the 1630?s, led an religious experiment ?we shall be a city on a hill.? John Rolfe- saved Virginia by growing tobacco, was married to Pocahontas Predestination- the idea that your fate was predetermined to salvation or damnation (john Calvin) Conquistadores- Spanish explorers/solders out to conquer new territory Joint Stock Company developed to gather savings to support colonies

Chapter 2 Reading Notes

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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings August 15th, 2012: Reading Assignment (Textbook Pgs. 6; 13-15; 24-35) Map 1.1 (Pg. 6) 25,000 years, ppl cross Bering land bridge (low water levels, Ice Age) from Eurasia to N. America ?Na. Americans? dispersed southward Columbus Comes upon a New World (Pgs. 13-14) October 12th, 1492 -> arrive at Bahamas Columbus: ?most successful failure? Thought America was the Indies, thus calling the Na. Americans ?Indians? When Worlds Collide (Pgs. 14-15) Columbus Exchange: New World -> Old World: Gold, Silver; corn, potatoes, pineapples, tomatoes, tobacco, beans vanilla, chocolate; syphilis Old World -> New World: Wheat, sugar, rice, coffee; horses, cows, pigs; small pox, measles, bubonic plague, influenza, typhus, diphtheria, scarlet fever

The Planting of English America

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England?s Imperial Stirrings By the year 1607, Central and South America was largely controlled by Spain or Portugal, but North America was mostly unclaimed. In North America, there were few Europeans. Spain had established Santa Fe. France had established Quebec. Britain had just established Jamestown, and it was struggling. In the 1500s, Britain had made only feeble efforts to colonize America. There was a rash of problems hinging on a mix of religion and politics? King Henry VIII?had broken with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s, brining the Protestant Reformation to England and thus creating religious division. When Elizabeth I became queen, England moved decidedly in the Protestant direction. This also meant Catholic Spain was an immediate rival.

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