HIST 104H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Puritans, Opchanacanough, John Calvin
3 Oct 2016
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England"s stability in the sixteenth century was undermined by religious conflicts. England"s methods to subdue ireland in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries established patterns that would be repeated in america. The english crown issued charters for individuals such as sir humphrey gilbert and sir walter. Raleigh to colonize america at their own expense, but both failed. Story of lost colony, near present day outer banks nc. Anti-catholicism had become deeply ingrained in english popular culture. A discourse concerning western planting argued that settlement would strike a blow at england"s most powerful catholic enemy: spain. National glory, profit, and a missionary zeal motivated the english crown to settle america. It was also argued that trade, not mineral wealth, would be the basis of england"s empire. A worsening economy and the enclosure movement led to an increase in the number of poor and to a social crisis. Unruly poor were encouraged to leave england for the new world.
