England discovers its colonies: Empire, Liberty, and Expansion

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England discovers its colonies Empire, Liberty,
and Expansion

• Chapter 3

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Colonist in North America

• England in the 17th century
• Diverse settlement in the Americas

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Colonist in North America

• North American colonies much healthier
• - life expectancy family size (p 70)

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English trade in Colonies

• Autonomous English colonies
• - self-governance
• - 1650- trade was most economical (Dutch)
• - English Civil War (1642-49)

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Theory of Mercantilism

• control of colonial trade essential for power
• colonies provide raw materials serve as markets
  for the finished goods

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English Navigation Act

• Parliament banned foreign ships (1650)
• - goods imported only through English ships
• foreign trade prohibited
• Why did this anger the colonist?

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Restoration Navigation Acts

• Navigation Act of 1660
• Established enumerated commodities
• English monopoly

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Englands good fortune

• England becomes superpower by 1700
• - most powerful navy in the world

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Metacoms War (1675-1676)
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Colonial conflicts with Indians

• 1670- no clear boundaries
• - any settlement vulnerable to an attack

• new world for Indians
• - guns, alcohol, Christianity etc.

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Metacom, Indian Chief of the Wampanoags

• If I became a praying sachem, I shall be a poor
  and weak one, and easily trod upon

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Metacoms War (1675-1676)

• Reasons for war
• - Christianity land

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Metacoms War (continue)

• Massacres common for both sides
• - women children
• - gun powder

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Metacoms War (continue)
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Bacons Rebellion (1676)

• Sir William Berkeley / Virginia
• - taxes, favoritism servants

• Nathaniel Bacon

• raised army attacked Indians

• arrested forced to apologize

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Bacons Rebellion (1676)

• Declaration of the People
• led army to Jamestown
• revolts against wealthy
• 1st popular rebellion
• revolutionary seeds

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Discussion

• Salem Witch Trials

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Conclusion

• English regulation of trade benefited both London
  Colonies (protection goods)
• The Navigation Acts were tremendously successful
• Indian conflicts resulted from competition for
  resources land
• many settlers boosted of freedom land,
  religion, wealth, etc.