HST 632 Lecture 17: Week 12 - England's Empire and Trade
3 Apr 2018
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In 1664, in the lead up to the second dutch war, the english seized delaware and new. Amsterdam from the dutch (the latter was renamed new york after the duke of york, King charles ii"s brother: new jersey in 1665. In 1681, charles ii paid off a debt to admiral william penn by granting him ownership of a large area north of virginia and south of new york (an area larger than ireland) . Indigenous people did not appear to have permanent settlements therefore it was assumed that the land was not owned. 2018-04-02: most devastating to the indigenous people was disease (small pox, measles, influenza, diphtheria, etc. ) Probably cut the indigenous population in british north america in half between 1500 and. Spain and mediterranean) however, grew beautifully in the caribbean: very difficult to process hot, humid conditions, had to be processed quickly once it was harvested, etc. Caribbean, they stopped going english turned to slavery instead.
