HIST 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Libertyland, English Language In England, Enclosure

• School: University of Arkansas
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 2003
• Professor: Conley

Document Summary

Unifying the english nation: ireland: 1st big colonization project of england, where they learned to colonize. England & north america: sir humphry gilbert & sir walter raleigh, spread protestantism (richard hakluyt) Social crisis in england: population grew at extreme rates (new food sources from new. World: the poor & indigent, enclosure movement: forced men off their property, caused crime, (cid:862)(cid:373)aster-less (cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:863): see(cid:373)ed to (cid:271)e (cid:271)est suited for colonizing the new. Tho(cid:373)as moore (cid:862)utopia(cid:863) 1(cid:1009)1(cid:1010): la(cid:374)dless, poor, i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)t, perfe(cid:272)t to send to america to build colonies. English immigrants: traveled to ireland, west indies, americas, 1607-1700: 500,000 immigrants. Helped alleviate some of the social crisis in england: young, single men. Indentured servants: 2/3 of all settlers, freedom tools: land, tools, clothes, money, 80% die before contract is up. English liberty=land owning and ability to vote. Land & liberty: land: foundation of liberty in england. Gives you the right to vote: various companies and proprietors (most failed, colonial officials.