01:512:104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Puritans, Dutch Disease, Plymouth Colony
16 May 2018
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Chapter 03 - Planting Colonies in North America
The Spanish and French in North America
• In the 16th century Spain and France were the only European powers in
North America
New Mexico
• Spain went up North to New Mexico
• Found the Pueblo people but they had no gold = lost interest
• The Church however got the Spanish to sponsor a missionary conquest
= some settlement
• However since there was no treasure there were no immigrants
The 1st Communities of New France
• Quebec was claimed for France by Samuel de Champlain
• Sent agents 'into the woods to live with the FNP"
• Seigneurs and Habitant system
• Adopted FRNP farming techniques
• Mississippi Empire
• By 1700 population was only 15000
The English in the Chesapeake
• 1st attempt to colonize was in 1580's
• Newfoundland and Roanoke
• Paused during war against Spain
Jamestown & the Powhatan Confederacy
• Virginia Company (Joint Stock Company)
• Powhatan and the Algonquians numbered 20,000
• Smith plundered Algonquians = Powhatan starves the English out
• White's don't want to trade but they do conquer
• This strategy was used by Spain and not by France
• Colonists starved
• Of the 900 men only 60 survived
• More men came and they soon controlled the area
Tobacco, Expansion and Warfare
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• Tobacco caused colonists to settle in Virginia
• John Rolfe developed hybrids to start industry
• England and France only sent men, while Spain send both
• Society of Exclusion
• One last attack by Algonquians (led by Powhatan's brother) failed
• Just before the war ended the Virginia Company went broke
• Virginia became a royal colony with a legislature (House of Burgesses)
• Economy took off
Maryland
• King Charles, gave 10 million acres to Lord Baltimore (Calverts)
• Propriety colony = Calverts were the only owners
• Catholic Colony
• House of Representatives
Indentured Servants
• 75% of new manpower came in the form of indentured servants
• fixed term, then freedom
• If servant escaped and captured the term of service was lengthened
• When term ended the servant would get supplies
• Unique to the English colonies
• Spain used FNP labor
• France didn't need labor
Community Life on the Chesapeake
• Women were scarce = valuable = powerful
• Bonds were weak because of high death rates
• Close ties with England
• Crude housing
Values of Puritanism
• John Calvin wanted to make Christianity "pure"
• Valued enterprise and hard work
• Were very powerful in England
• King James was not as tolerant as Elizabeth = kicked out
Early Contacts in New England
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