Outline 4 (European Conquest and Colonization in North America and Asia) Flashcards
Time period of the European Conquest?
1500-1700
“The English in Asia”
Catalyst for what?
Expansion
“The English in Asia”
English East India Company occurred when?
1600
“The English in Asia”
How was the establishment working?
Many failed attempts to establish throughout Asia
“The English in Asia”
Finally, success occurred where?
Coromandel Coast of southern India
“The English in Asia”
England’s future focus on?
India
“The Dutch in Asia”
Who do they challenge that are hated by local powers?
Portuguese
“The Dutch in Asia”
What was The Itinerario by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten?
Published as “Key to The East”, the Itinerario proper, is a report of the journey Van Linschoten undertook from Lisbon to Goa and back again
“The Dutch in Asia”
Started trade with what islands?
Spice islands (Dutch East Indies)
“The Dutch in Asia”
What was different in their approach?
Trade; not conversion or colonization
“The Dutch in Asia”
Started increasing their control of what?
Sea lanes, prices, production
“European competition in Asia”
European insignificance lead to what?
limitations
“European competition in Asia”
Asian perception of Europeans?
“Sea barbarians”
“European competition in Asia”
Growing competition between who?
European merchants
“European competition in Asia”
What also affected the competition?
Religious movements and differences
Dutch Colonization?
- The Americas
- New Netherland > New York
- Caribbean
- Guiana
Main focus of the Dutch Colonization?
Asia:
-Dutch East Indies (Spice Islands)
-India
“French Colonization in North America”
How was their relationship with native Americans?
- need for allies in fur trade
- Coureurs de bois’ adoption of Indian culture, wives
- Emphasis on evangelism