Spanish to British
What happened to Portugal?? Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 Between the Pope, Spain, and Portugal Divided the world
Spain dominant in Americas throughout the 1500’s
English colonization Not interested early 1500s Allies with Spain Protestant Reformation 1558: Elizabeth→ rivalry w/ Spain
Privateers/Pirates/Sea Dogs “Twin goals” of profit and Protestantism Sir Francis Drake (4,600 percent return)
Roanoke 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh vanished
Spanish Armada “Protestant wind” Beginning of the end of Spain’s imperial dreams Beginning of English naval power
Other factors Population growing (+1 million in 50 yrs) Lots of poor people Not a lot of jobs/ food Joint-stock companies
1606 Virginia Company (joint-stock) Charter colony Intended to make money quickly, not stay
Jamestown charter Guaranteed colonists would have the same rights as English citizens Ironic
1607: Jamestown!