1. English Colonial Expansion
Chapter 20 Section 3
English
Colonial
Expansion

2. Explorers and Sea Dogs
Soon after Christopher Columbus sailed, King Henry VII hired Captain John Cabot to sail across the Atlantic.
Cabot’s voyages in gave England its first claim in North America
In the mid 1500’s a group of English sea captains called the Sea Dogs appeared. These traders and pirates included Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
With the backing of the crown they challenged the Portuguese and Spanish monopolies of sea trade as well as made important voyages of exploration
Drake was the first English sea captain to sail around the world
Also the sea dogs helped England defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588

3. Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh

4. The British in India
The defeat of the Spanish Armada encouraged the British to establish colonies overseas by granting a charter to the British East India Trading Company
The company set up trading posts at Bombay, Calcutta and Madras India.
As it grew the company came into increasing contact and conflict with a French trading company
The conflict eventually led to an open struggle of which England prevailed and by the 1750’s the British trading company became the dominant European trade interest in India

5. The British in America
Because Spain controlled the South American passage, {England explored America to find the Northwest Passage} to Asia through North America
Henry Hudson, who originally sailed for the Dutch, sailed on behalf of the English. Naming the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay for himself
During the exploration the British set up colonies such as Jamestown in Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America
In 1620, settlers founded Plymouth in what is now Massachusetts
Founders hoped to make money for themselves and the motherland

6. Henry Hudson and his voyages to North America.

7. Continued….
Colonists themselves made the journey to find freedom and better lives for their families
Others did not come voluntarily, slaves were brought with the colonists
The colonies had a form of representative assembly but ultimately control belonged to England
Parliament passed laws that stated the colonies could sell certain products only to Britain. They also were encouraged to buy products only from Britain
Colonists resented the British trade regulations and began avoiding taxes and smuggling their goods to sell down the coastline

8. What is left of Jamestown today

9. Teacher Oath