HY 101 Chapter Chapter Two: HY Notes 2
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The spanish were at santa fe in 1610. The english were at jamestown, virginia in 1607. King henry viii broke with the roman catholic church in the 1530s, launching the english protestant. Reformation, and intensifying the rivalry with catholic spain. In 1580, francis drake circumnavigated the globe, plundering and returning with his ship loaded with. When the english fleet defeated the spanish armada, spain"s empirical dreams and fighting spirit had been weakened - helping to ensure the english"s naval dominance over the north atlantic. An economic depression that hit england in the later part of the 1500s caused many people to lose their homes. This, coupled with peace with the spanish, set the stage for the english to start moving to north. In 1606, a joint-stock company, known as the virginia company of london, received a charter from. King james i of england for a settlement in the new world.
