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American Journey, chapter 2. History 103 Damico September 10, 2012. Don’t Forget. You can get the powerpoints at docholladay.net (History 103). First journal submission. Essay 1 assignment. . timeline at the beginning of the chapter: 1581 to 1681 Themes
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American Journey, chapter 2 History 103 Damico September 10, 2012
Don’t Forget • You can get the powerpoints at docholladay.net (History 103). • First journal submission. • Essay 1 assignment.
timeline at the beginning of the chapter: 1581 to 1681 • Themes • Last week: Cultural Baggage and 1492 • This week: Opportunities Gained and Lost • Journal Question: How did colonies represent opportunities for governments? For ordinary citizens? For whom were opportunities forestalled? Consider French and English colonies, as well as colonies in the North, South, and Caribbean, in your answer.
French colonies“Blackrobes and Beavers” • Fur trade
English v dutch • Imperial Rivalry! • Fort Amsterdam
Capitalism and colonization • Joint stock companies
England and Early Colonization • The Ireland Experience • Irish • Catholic • “savages” • “plantations”
First Permanent English Settlements • 1606 – King James I of England issues charters for: • Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts) – Plymouth1620 • Virginia Colony (Chesapeake/Virginia) – Jamestown 1607
Early Permanent English Settlements Plymouth Jamestown
Revisiting journal • Journal Question: How did colonies represent opportunities for governments? For ordinary citizens? For whom were opportunities forestalled? Consider French and English colonies, as well as colonies in the North, South, and Caribbean, in your answer. • Do you have any new thoughts?