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who were the Algonquian

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one of the largest Native American peoples

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who ruled the Algonquian

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  • united by a common language
  • each village ruled over by a different chief
    Wingina was the chief of the village Secotan
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how did the Algonquian make a living

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  • worked hard to produce food
  • women and girls grew crops: sweetcorn, beans, squash
  • boys and men hunted and fished
  • villages traded goods: copper/pearls
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What did the Algonquian believe

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  • no individual gods, a great spirit inhabited the entire universe
  • celebrated the changing of seasons with festivities that reflected their reliance on the natural world
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the Mughal empire

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the most powerful and wealthy empire in india

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who ruled the Mughal Empire

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-the Mughal Emperor in the the 16th century was Akbar the Great

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how many people did Akbar the Great expand the Mughal empire to

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over 100 million population

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religion for Mughals

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  • Akbar the great was muslim, most people were Hindus and Sikhs
  • He tolerated other religions and encouraged discussion between them
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how did Mughals make a living

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  • most Indians were peasant farmers- fertile land
  • many lived in poverty- third of their crops to emporer as taxes
  • wealthy could afford luxury: spices, cotton, jewels, perfume
  • traded with Portuguese merchants who sailed from Europe
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what was Roanoke

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the first british colony in North America, but it failed

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what motivated Raleigh to establish Roanoke- Wealth

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hoped to find gold and silver in North America

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what motivated Raleigh to establish Roanoke- Elizabeth

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hoped his new colony would earn patronage from the Queen

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what motivated Raleigh to establish Roanoke- spain

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wanted to challenge the power of catholic spain

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what motivated Raleigh to establish Roanoke- royal support

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Elizabeth gave him permission to take land in North America

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arriving to Roanoke 1587

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117 english settlers arrived on roanoke island but had lost most of their supplies

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how did the British survive at first

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  • relied on Algonquian village Secotan- Chief Wigina
  • relations were good
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What happened with Wigina

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  • Wigna decided to attack the settlers
  • others collaborated with the settlers
    Manteo taught them Algonquian and helped them ambush and kill Wigina
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what happened when boats returned with supplies in 1590

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the colony was deserted

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why did the colony fail (Roanoke)

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  • settlers lost their supplies on the journey
  • settlers had a poor relationship with Algonquian
  • Boats bringing new supplies were delayed by the Spanish armada
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what did the English adventurers achieve (Roanoke)

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  • brought back new products such as potatoes and tobacco
  • gained valuable knowledge, allowing future colonies, such as Jamestown, to succeed
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what motivated journeys to the East? Wealth

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the increased wealth of the gentry created a demand for luxury goods such as spices, cotton cloth, jewels and perfumes

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what motivated journeys to the East? Spain

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Although Portuguese merchants imported luxury goods from India Portugal was invaded by spain in 1580

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what motivated journeys to the East? Royal Support

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Elizabeth supported trade with the east by writing letters to be carried to the Mughal Emperor

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Ralph Fitch’s expedition

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in the 1580s Ralph Fitch travelled to India by land and saw the wealth of the Mughal Empire

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Dutch Success

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in 1599 a Dutch fleet returned to the Netherlands with hundreds of tons of spices

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The East India Company

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in 1600 a group of merchants set up a company to trade with India

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the first voyage (India)

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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

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what did the english adventurers achieve (India)

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  • 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 the trade in the world and eventually ruling most of India

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