The Planting of English America N. America remained mostly unexplored at the beginning of the 1600's Three important colonies: Santa Fe: Spanish; 1610 Quebec: French; 1608 Jamestown: English 1607 England's Imperial Stirrings England was Spain's ally in the early 1500's King Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church in 1530's 1558: Elizabeth, a Protestant took the throne; rivalry w/ Catholic Spain intensified Ireland: nominally controlled by English since 1100's; Catholic; sought aid from Spain against English; English crushed Irish in 1570's & 80's; English confiscated Catholic Irish lands & gave them to new Protestant landlords; many English soldiers developed contempt for ?savage? natives of Ireland & took this view to America Elizabeth Energizes England
The American Pageant: Unit 1 Chapter 2 Notes
The Planting of English America N. America remained mostly unexplored at the beginning of the 1600's Three important colonies: Santa Fe: Spanish; 1610 Quebec: French; 1608 Jamestown: English 1607 England's Imperial Stirrings England was Spain's ally in the early 1500's King Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church in 1530's 1558: Elizabeth, a Protestant took the throne; rivalry w/ Catholic Spain intensified Ireland: nominally controlled by English since 1100's; Catholic; sought aid from Spain against English; English crushed Irish in 1570's & 80's; English confiscated Catholic Irish lands & gave them to new Protestant landlords; many English soldiers developed contempt for ?savage? natives of Ireland & took this view to America Elizabeth Energizes England
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