Elizabeth Section 6 Flashcards
Who were the Algonquian people?
One of the largest groups of American native people
Who ruled the Algonquian village known as Secotan?
Wingina
How did the Algonquian make a living?
. Women and girls grew crops such as sweetcorn, beans and squash
. Boys and men hunted and fished
. Villages traded with other villages for goods such as copper and pearls
What did the Algonquian tribe believe in?
Rather than believing in individual gods, they believed in a Great Spirit that inhabited the entire universe
What was the most powerful and wealthy empire in India?
The Mughal empire
Who ruled the Mughal empire?
The Mughal emperor in the 16th century was Akbar the great
How many people were in the Mughal empire?
over 100 million people
What did the Mughals believe?
Akbar was Muslim but most people in his empire were Hindus and Sikhs, Akbar tolerated other religions and encouraged discussions between them
How did the Mughals make a living?
. Most were peasant farmers as most of India had fertile land
. Many peasants lived in poverty as they had to give a third of their crops to the emperor as taxes each year
. Traded with Portuguese merchants who sailed from Europe
What was the first British colony in North America?
Roanoke
What motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke?
. Wealth - Raleigh hoped to find silver and gold in North America
. Elizabeth - Raleigh hoped that his new colony would earn him patronage from the Queen
. Spain - Raleigh wanted to challenge the power of Catholic Spain
. Royal Support - Elizabeth gave Raleigh permission to take land in North America
When did English settlers first arrive on Roanoke island?
1587
How many English settlers arrived in 1587?
117
What happened at Roanoke?
. At first relations between English and Roanoke were good
. Soon, Wingina decided to attack settlers
. Other Algonquian collaborated with the English settlers.
Some settlers returned to Britain for supplies but what happened when they returned in 1590?
The colony was abandoned
What did the English adventurers achieve?
. The adventurers brought back products such as potatoes and tobacco
. The English gained valuable knowledge allowing future colonies to succeed
What motivated journeys to the east?
. Wealth
. Spain
. Royal Support
What happened when Ralph Fitch arrived in India?
. In the 1580’s Ralph Fitch travelled to India by land and saw the wealth of the Mughal empire
. In 1599, a Dutch fleet returned to the Netherlands with hundreds of tons of spices
. In 1600, a group of merchants set up a company to trade with India (East India company)
. In 1602, the East India company successfully set up a factory - or trading post - on the island of Java and brought back spices and other goods
What did the English adventurers achieve?
. Trade brought new goods, such as spices and cotton
. The English gained valuable knowledge of India
. The East India Company became the most powerful company in the world by 1800, controlling half of all trade in the world, eventually ruling most of India
