1 / 14

ENGLISH COLONIZATION

ENGLISH COLONIZATION. REASONS FOR ENGLISH EXPLORATION. A. Economics: LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY. Mercantilism: an economic system in which the nation increases their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and establishing a favorable balance of trade – OR –

camden-marsh
Download Presentation

ENGLISH COLONIZATION

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. ENGLISH COLONIZATION REASONS FOR ENGLISH EXPLORATION

  2. A. Economics: LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY • Mercantilism:an economic system in which the nation increases their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and establishing a favorable balance of trade – OR – • Colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country.

  3. 2.New Merchant class: wanted to get rich through overseas trade 3. Middle/Lower class: wanted a better life-could not afford to live in England 4. Unemployed farmers: wanted to own land

  4. B. SOCIAL • Workers/Farmers: wanted to move up the social ladder. • English leaders: colonies were a safety valve- way to get rid of certain people!! example: Religious problems and criminals.

  5. C. POLITICAL • English subjects: wanted political freedom • Kings ruled by the idea of “Divine right”

  6. D. RELIGIOUSDominant religion- Roman Catholic PROTESTANT REFORMATION: Protest/Reform the Catholic Church 3 MAJOR FIGURES: • Martin Luther • John Calvin • King Henry VIII

  7. MARTIN LUTHER (1517) • Catholic monk who wanted to reform the Catholic church- posted 95 theses that criticized practices in the church. • EFFECT: split church: CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT

  8. 2. JOHN CALVIN (1530s) • Predestination (CALVINISM) belief that God has chosen to send certain people to heaven and the remainder to hell. -Decision is said to take place before the universe was created and is purely random.

  9. 3. KING HENRY VIII (1534)ENGLAND • Split with the Catholic church and developed his own church: ANGLICAN CHURCH

  10. E. RIVALRY WITH SPAIN VS. • WHY????? 1.Spanish colonies were very successful in bringing wealth and pride to Spain 2. Religious issues (Catholic vs. Protestant)

  11. BRITISH PLAN!! • English “Sea Dogs” attacked Spanish ships and ports stealing their gold and silver and returning to England • Sir Francis Drake (most successful Sea Dog) English attacked Spain for 3 years

  12. SPANISH REVENGE1588 • Spanish King Phillip II sent the Spanish Armada (most powerful navy in the world) to conquer England. • Fought battle in the English channel, smaller faster English ships defeated the Armada • Armada was really hurt by a strong storm • Only 67 out of 130 ships made it back to Spain • DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA

  13. Pictures representing the defeat of the Spanish Armada

  14. EFFECT • a. England would remain independent and Protestant • b. Spain’s image was tarnished- they could be defeated • c. Opened up seas for England- leading to colonization

More Related