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Chapter 2 1.Englands Imperial Stirrings - reformations between Protestant and Catholic (1500) - wanted the most power in England - battled in Ireland and Protestants won converting the country - English soldiers became known as the “savage” natives in the New World 2. Elizabeth energizes England - Elizabeth is protestant leader in England - wanted war with Spain even though they are at peace - the invincible Armada that invaded England was a failure and ensured England’s naval dominance in North America - Spain and England signed a peace treaty in 1604 - started England’s conquest for the New World 3. England on the Eve of Empire - 17th century population in England increased and social and economical problems increased - the wool industry did good until the depression - wool supplied many people to the new world - people lost jobs and cities were over crowded 4. England Plants the Jamestown seeding - King James I created a charter that said he’d give the company gold and a passage from America into Indies in exchange for settlement in the New World - May 24, 1607 landed in Jamestown, Virginia - leader who was already there John Smith saved the land and had the colonists working - diseases were bad and there was no food - many people died before the boat docked 5. Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake - Powhaton’s Indian tribe settled in Jamestown first and the Irish leader declared war - peace settle ended first Anglo-Powhaton war in 1614 - Pocahontas married an Irish man - wars continued in 1644 - peace treaty of 1646 left the Indians moving away from their home lands 6. The Indians New World - Indians were there before Columbus - many of the Indians died from diseases that the new people were bringing over - Indian on Indian violence because of new weapons that helped with hunting - fighting over hunting grounds because the killed was traded with the Europeans - inland gave Indians more room but by the water they could travel and trade directly 7. Virginia Child of Tobacco -Virginia became known as the tobacco colony because people focused on growing tobacco then anything else - Virginia’s economy grew and the need for laborers too - James I didn’t agree with anything going on so he made Virginia a royal colony under his control 8. Maryland: Catholic Haven - 4th English colony found in 1634 - founded to create money and create refuge for Christians - grew to be as big as Virginia with white slaves - black slaves were not as common until late 17th century - religious toleration to Catholics was granted and the death penalty for Jews and Atheists was taken away 9. The West Indies: Way Stations to Mainland America - sugar cane is a wealthy mans crop, tobacco is a poor man’s crop - African slaves worked in the sugar plantations -sugar plantations dominated all of West Indies in the 17th century - the slave to whites was a 4:1 ratio - to keep everything under control the Barbados slave code of 1661 was created and it gave no rights to slaves and all control to owners - Caribbean islands became known as the slave trade area 10. Colonizing the Carolinas - Carolina was a slave trade area and exported non-English products like wine and silk - Carolina was the leading exporting area and was very powerful 11. The Emergence of North Carolina - 1712 North Carolina split with south because of conflict with governors - each a royal colony - North isn’t a trade area. They are well trained in fighting 12. Late Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony - the 13th colony founded in 1733 - used to protect valuable Carolinas against vengeful Spaniards in Florida - slavery kept out and create a melting pot community 13. The Plantation Colonies - all 13 colonies founded to help with exporting of commercial agricultural products - religious toleration to a certain degree and has continued confrontation with Native Americans