1. Spanish to British

2. What happened to Portugal??
Treaty of Tordesillas
1494
Between the Pope, Spain, and Portugal
Divided the world

4. Spain dominant in Americas throughout the 1500’s

5. English colonization Not interested early 1500s Allies with Spain
Protestant Reformation
1558: Elizabeth→ rivalry w/ Spain

6. Privateers/Pirates/Sea Dogs
“Twin goals” of profit and Protestantism
Sir Francis Drake (4,600 percent return)

7. Roanoke
1585
Sir Walter Raleigh
vanished

8. Spanish Armada “Protestant wind”
Beginning of the end of Spain’s imperial dreams
Beginning of English naval power

9. Other factors Population growing (+1 million in 50 yrs)
Lots of poor people
Not a lot of jobs/ food
Joint-stock companies

10. 1606 Virginia Company (joint-stock) Charter colony
Intended to make money quickly, not stay

11. Jamestown charter
Guaranteed colonists would have the same rights as English citizens
Ironic

12. 1607:
Jamestown!