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EUROPEAN COLONIZATION IN THE NEW WORLD

Spain, France, and England. EUROPEAN COLONIZATION IN THE NEW WORLD. European Possessions in the New World. THE SPANISH IN NORTH AMERICA, 1500s . Spain Dominates the Western Hemisphere, 1500s. The Treaty of Tordesillas First North American Settlements Type of Colonization

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EUROPEAN COLONIZATION IN THE NEW WORLD

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  1. Spain, France, and England EUROPEAN COLONIZATION IN THE NEW WORLD

  2. European Possessions in the New World

  3. THE SPANISH IN NORTH AMERICA, 1500s

  4. Spain Dominates the Western Hemisphere, 1500s • The Treaty of Tordesillas • First North American Settlements • Type of Colonization • Political Structure • Absolute power • Viceroyalty • Subjugation of natives • -

  5. Social Structure • Penninsularies • Creoles • Mestizo/Mulatto • Africans/Natives

  6. Economic Structure • Land as basis of wealth • Haciendas • Church missions • Ethnic domination

  7. The French in the 1600s • Louis the XIV, “The Sun King”. • 100 Years War • Stabilized Dynasty: The Bourbons

  8. Political Structure of the French Colonies • “New France • Absolute Power • Intendant • THE FUR TRADE!

  9. Social Structure of French Colonies • Single Young Men: Fur Trade • Co-Partnership with Natives: “Gone Native” - Conversions to Catholicism.

  10. English Colonization in North America, 1600s • Economic motivation • Jamestown, 1607 • Spanish Gold • Tobacco • Primogeniture • Indentured Servants • Chesapeake Region

  11. Religious Motivation • Plymouth Colony, 1620 • Mayflower • Separatists (Puritans)‏ • “Dutchification” of children • Massachusetts Bay Colony • John Winthrop • New England Region

  12. Political Structure of English Colonies • English common law • Magna Carta, 1215 • Bill of Rights, 1688 • House of Burgesses, 1619 • Williamsburg • Colonial Assemblies • Town (Tun) Meetings • Puritans only!

  13. Social Structure in the British Colonies • Chesapeake Region • Primogeniture • Aristocracy • Anglican Church • High Mortality Rate

  14. New England Region • Religious Motivation • Covenant with God (Mayflower Compact)‏ • Families (and servants)‏ • Healthy Climate • Public schools

  15. Geography is key!!!! • Rolling hills and plains versus rocky, mountainous land. • Slow moving rivers versus rapids and waterfalls. • Many natural harbors versus few natural harbors. • Long, hot growing season versus long, cold winters.

  16. Which European power will eventually control North America?

  17. Key Terms/Concepts:The Colonial Period Spanish Armada Enclosure Acts French and Indian War Tobacco House of Burgesses Salutary Neglect Huron New France New Spain Anglican Church • Algonquin • Iroquois • Colombian Exchange • Jamestown • Plymouth Plantation • Great Migration • Starving Time • Reformation • Puritans • Covenant

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