Chapter 2 Flashcards
By 1600 most of America was…
Unsettled
Which countries planted colonies in N America by 1600?
Spain and Portugal
What led to England’s rise?
Henry 8th’s break w/ catholic church and English protestant reformation.
Who supported the catholic Irish uprising against England?
Spain
What did Elizabeth 1 do to the Irish uprising?
She crushed it, and took land, giving it to the scotch protestants.
What did Elizabeth encourage seadogs to do?
Attack spanish shipping lanes.
Who did Elizabeth knight after he plundered his way around the new world?
Sir Francis Drake
When and where was the England’s first attempt to colonize the new world?
1583- New Foundland
When and who organized an expedition to NC’s Roanoke island?
1585- Sir Walter Raleigh
Was the expedition to Roanoke successful?
Everyone disappeared mysteriously.
Invincible Armada
Spain’s attempt to attack the British. The Spanish were defeated by the smaller and faster British fleet and a storm called the Protestant Wind.
What did the Invincible Armada mark?
The beginning of the end of the Spanish empire + English naval dominance.
What did the Invincible Armada spark in the British?
Relentlessness, a thirst for adventure, the unknown, self confidence, and patriotism.
When did the British and Spanish sign a peace treaty to allow for colonization?
1604
What was the English population in 1600?
4 million
What supplied most of the early settlers of NA?
Western England’s cropland was enclosed, forcing small farmers off the land.
What drove most of the population of western England to the cities in the late 1500’s?
An economic depression in the woolen districts.
Primogeniture laws
Only older sons can inherit land, forcing younger sons to find other means, such as pooling resources into joint stock companies.
What group received a charter from King James 1 for settlement in Jamestown and when?
The Joint-stock Virginia Company of London in 1606.
Jamestown was intended to…
Turn a quick profit.
Charter of Virginia Company
Guaranteed overseas settlers the same rights as Englishmen. Foundation of American liberties.
When was Jamestown settled and where?
1607 along the James River which was easy to defend.
What were problems that led to death in Jamestown?
Mosquitos carried disease.
Settlers were “gentlemen” and didn’t want to farm.
They spent too much time looking for gold.
John Smith
Took over Jamestown in 1608.
“Saved” by Pocahontas in 1607
Established peaceful relations with the Powhatans.
“No work no eat rule”
“Starving time”
1609-1610
60/400 survived
Ate cats, dogs, rats, mice, corpses