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1) England’s Imperial Stirrings  a)  Before 1550, England did not compete with Spain for New World territory because they were allies. i) Creation of Protestant Church in England in 1530 began to change this as England broke away from Catholic Spain.  2)  Queen Elizabeth I  a)  Encouraged the spread of Protestantism and the raiding of Spanish ships coming from the New World full of gold and other goods.  b)  In 1558, British navy defeated the Spanish navy in the English Channel which was the beginning of the end of the Spanish empire. i) This victory for England led to dominance of the seas for the next 200 years.  3)  Just before the English Empire Begins. a) The population grew a million to 4 million from 1550 to 1600.  i)  Enclosure movement caused the growth of the poor population ii) As a result from inheritance laws, non-eldest sons had to make money elsewhere which led to the creation of joint stock companies.  (1)  These joint stock companies funded the first New World colonies.  (a)  In 1606, the Virginia Company received a charter and funded a colony created on May 24, 1607 named Jamestown. (i) Out of 8000 total colonists only 1200 survived to continue the colony. (b) In 1610 war was declared on the Indians until 1614 which massacred the Indians. 4) Changes in the Native American World  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">a)  Horses, disease, and firearms all drastically changed their culture. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">i) Horses made them nomadic, disease killed them off and firearms became what the Indians desired to trade for and opened trade with the Europeans.  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">5)  New Colonies <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">a) Virginia: Birthplace of the Tobacco Industry  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">i)  Tobacco became very popular in Europe and caused them to take more land from the Indians. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">b) Maryland: The Catholic Colony  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">i)  Founded by Lord Baltimore in order to create a haven for Catholics fleeing Protestant England. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">c) Carolinas  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">i)  Major hub in the sugar production of the West Indies and introduced slave system to colonies <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">(1) North Carolina split away to escape from aristocratic South Carolina <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">d) Georgia: The Buffer Colony  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">i)  Created to protect the more valuable colonies from the Spanish in Florida <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">(1) Very diverse: German Lutherans, Scottish Highlanders, and Christians.