2. The Planting of English America
Chapter 2
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3. Gimmie 3 steps North America (1600-1610) had 3 points of contact
Spanish (Santa Fe)
French (Quebec)
English (Jamestown)
England and Spain were buds…until Henry VIII

4. Elizabethan England
Sought to spread Protestantism which led to conflict with Spanish Catholicism
England’s efforts against Catholic nations (Ireland & Spain) created rivalry
English attempts at colonization were made
Sir Walter Raleigh and the “Lost Colony” of Roanoke Island (1587)
Sir Walter Raleigh

5. 3 points of contact in 1600s England & Spain’s religious “feud”
Spain was better at colonizing in the beginning
Turning point: Defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588)
Philip II vs. Elizabeth I
Spain lost their ambition

6. Eve of an Empire England had a population explosion
Tradition of primogeniture
1st born son inherits all father’s land
Younger sons out of luck
Virginia Company chartered in 1606 by James I
Look for wealth (gold)
Jamestown Colony formed in 1607
First attempts were disastrous
Captain John Smith
No work, no food policy
Fell on hard times
8,000 settlers only 1,200 survived

8. Jamestown skeleton
Jamestown skeleton
In 1996, archeologists working at Jamestown uncovered this skeleton of a young man they nicknamed "JR." JR was a European male, 5' 6" tall, between the ages of 19 and 22. We know that he bled to death from a bullet wound in his leg, but we don't know the circumstances of his death. Was he a gentleman, shot for treason? Was he a soldier? The answer remains a mystery, but JR's discovery illustrates how much early American historians have come to rely upon archeologists for help in reconstructing the colonial past. (Kenneth K. Lyons/Newport News Daily Press)
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9. Trials & tribulations of settlement
Disease
First & Second Powhatan Wars
“…a perpetual war without a peace or truce” ~VA Company
Gentleman’s malady (greed)

10. Colonization of America
Virginia’s cash crop?
John Rolfe “father of the tobacco industry” (and Mr. Pocahontas)
Good for the economy, bad for soil
Set social, economic & political future in motion
Tobacco created issues in Virginia
Greed for land
Slavery

11. Colonization of America
Maryland
Founded by Lord Baltimore
High Catholic population
Tobacco growers
Act of “Toleration”: Christians welcome, Jews & non-believers subject to life termination

12. Colonization of America
Carolinas were colonized together, but split in 1712
Traded with “Sugar Lords” in West Indies (Jamaica & Barbados)
Adopted Barbados slave code (refer to page 36)
Used slaves on rice plantations

13. Colonization of America
Georgia – the “buffer colony” between English colonies and Spanish-controlled Florida
Welcomed Protestants, but not Catholics
Founded for people who were poor and in-debt

14. Commonalities between colonies
Exporters (tobacco & rice)
Indentured servants & slavery
All run by English aristocrats
No major cities due to agricultural influence
No public schools
Church of England dominant religious influence
Confrontational with Native Americans