1. Section 3: English Colonial Expansion
CHAPTER 11
Enlightenment and Revolution in England and America
Section 1: Civil War and Revolution
Section 2: Constitutional Monarchy in England
Section 3: English Colonial Expansion
Section 4: The Enlightenment
Section 5: The American Revolution

2. Quiz covering Day 1 and Day 2 - review

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Beginnings of the British Empire
In 1600s (17th century)
English navy becomes a major force.
England becomes leader in world trade.

4. The monarch makes money! The company makes money!
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What is a charter?
A charter is like a business license that is issued by a monarch that gives the holder exclusive rights to do trade.
The monarch makes money! The company makes money!

5. British East India Company
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British East India Company

6. John Cabot 1497-98 English Colonial Expansion
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John Cabot
Gave England its first claim to North America

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Sea Dogs
English sea captains under Queen Elizabeth I
explorers & adventurers
Sir Francis Drake Sir Walter Raleigh

8. The Founding of America
England looked to the New World for wealth.
Englishmen came to America seeking freedom of worship (God), adventure (Glory) and a better living (Gold).

9. English Charters
The king granted royal charters to companies and individuals giving them exclusive rights to do trade.

10. The Lost Colony
In 1585, a group of colonists financed by sir Walter Raleigh and headed by John White sailed for North America.
They founded a colony on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina.

11. On August 18, 1587, Virginia Dare. was born on Roanoke. Island. She
On August 18, 1587, Virginia Dare was born on Roanoke Island. She was the first child born in America to English Parents.
After three years the colonist disappeared. For this reason, Roanoke Island became known as the “Lost Colony.”

12. Jamestown, Virginia
The first permanent English settlement was Jamestown, established in 1607.
Jamestown was founded with settlers and Captain John Smith as their leader.

13. Most of the settlers of Jamestown were indentured servants.
These were people who agreed to work for 4-7 years after their arrival to pay for their passage.

14. Around 1612, a settler named. John Rolfe developed a new
Around 1612, a settler named John Rolfe developed a new form of tobacco that the English enjoyed.
Tobacco would soon become Virginia’s most important crop.

15. John Rolfe would marry. Pocahontas in 1614. She
John Rolfe would marry Pocahontas in She would become a Christian and change her name to Rebecca.
John Rolfe and Rebecca sailed to England to meet King James I in 1616.
Rebecca died in March of pneumonia during a return trip to Virginia.

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Plymouth

17. Plymouth, Massachusetts
In 1620, a group of English Protestants (Puritans) who called themselves Pilgrims sailed for Plymouth on the Mayflower.
Their experience inspired others to come to the New World who were seeking religious freedom.

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In keeping with the general policy of mercantilism, England encouraged the colonists to specialize in the production of raw materials.
English factories converted raw goods to products which were then shipped back to the colonies.
This provided the British with a profitable market, free from competition.
In order to discourage manufacturing, regulations governed certain industries that would have been competitive with the British, such as the woolen-garment industry, hat making, and the iron industry.
Meeting domestic needs was permissible within the regulations; they were intended mainly to prevent exports.

19. Mercantilism and the Colonies
Mercantilism was an economic theory that colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country.
Colonies were to supply raw materials for the mother country.

20. The English government. passed a number of
The English government passed a number of regulations that affected its North American colonies.
The Navigation Act of stated that colonial products could only be sold only to England.

21. Trade regulations aroused. resentment, and colonists
Trade regulations aroused resentment, and colonists found ways to avoid them.
The colonist avoided paying taxes whenever they could.
Smuggling became a respectable occupation.