HIST 434 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Freedom Of The Seas, The Jesuit Relations, Britishness
14 Jun 2017
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Overlapping claims to the northwest -radisson and grossilieres refused by french king, turn to the english ! King charles ii royal commission 1667: prince rupert"s nanced expedition, returned with beaver pelts and claim to river and territory: rupert"s land! 1670 king charles claims ruperts land as english possession: hudson bay company named and discovered rivers, tittle from the king! 1671 simon francois daumont stakes cross at sault ste marie claims the watershed, Baawitigong, dispute english claim, jesuit relations as proof -pays d"en haut! Armtage 1730 the union of british, ireland, scotland 0overseas empires about private control, less about public sovereignty -commitment to protestant christianity and. Civilization -myth of black spanish -defenders of the free seas -commitment to liberty . Britishness: theoretical contradictions between dominion and freedom, harrigton reminds the. 18th century identity emerges -distinct politics economy, shared identity, common sense of authority and justice -regulation of tare commitment to civilization and religion -colonies like.
