THE PLANTING OF ENGLISH AMERICA(1500-1753)

Europe

England

England

England and Spain were allies for centuries

Become rivals in the 1500’s England is Protestant Spain is Catholic

England defeats the Spanish Armada (1588)

Queen Elizabeth

English Settlement

Roanoke (1585) Sir Walter Raleigh attempts to settle N. America Raleigh returns to England Settlers and settlement disappear

English don’t try again for twenty years

Why Leave England?

Money Gold in the New World Chance to strike it rich Land

Religion: Puritans want to reform (purify the COE) Move to Holland Then to the New World

How do you get over here?

Joint Stock Company Pool resources and money together Get investors, promise of wealth

Virginia Company granted charter to settle King James I

Jamestown (1607) 1st permanent British settlement in the New

World

Primogeniture

Oldest sons get the inheritance

Youngest sons get no land Many join the priesthood Others leave for the New World

Indentured Servitude: Come over for free Work your debt off (usually 7 years) Get some land when you’re done

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The SettlementsWhere? Why? Who?

Virginia Investors ($$$) John Rolfe

Maryland Refuge for Catholics Lord Baltimore

Mass Bay Puritans John Winthrop

Rhode Island Religious freedom Roger Williams

Pennsylvania Quakers William Penn

Connecticut Seaport/Farming Thomas Hooker