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England  England and Spain were allies for centuries  Become rivals in the 1500’s  England is Protestant  Spain is Catholic  England defeats the.

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4  England and Spain were allies for centuries  Become rivals in the 1500’s  England is Protestant  Spain is Catholic  England defeats the Spanish Armada (1588)

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8  Roanoke (1585)  Sir Walter Raleigh attempts to settle N. America  Raleigh returns to England  Settlers and settlement disappear  English don’t try again for twenty years

9  Money  Gold in the New World  Chance to strike it rich  Land  Religion:  Puritans want to reform (purify the COE)  Move to Holland  Then to the New World

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11  Joint Stock Company  Pool resources and money together  Get investors, promise of wealth  Virginia Company granted charter to settle  King James I  Jamestown (1607)  1 st permanent British settlement in the New World

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13  Oldest sons get the inheritance  Youngest sons get no land  Many join the priesthood  Others leave for the New World  Indentured Servitude:  Come over for free  Work your debt off (usually 7 years)  Get some land when you’re done

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16 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.16

17 Where?Why?Who? VirginiaInvestors ($$$)John Rolfe MarylandRefuge for CatholicsLord Baltimore Mass BayPuritansJohn Winthrop Rhode IslandReligious freedomRoger Williams PennsylvaniaQuakersWilliam Penn ConnecticutSeaport/FarmingThomas Hooker


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