HIST 1015 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Powhatan, Popham Colony, Plymouth Company
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The virginia company: 1603: queen elizabeth dies with no heirs a. i. Throne passes to king james vi of scotland king james i of. James" mother = great grandma of king henry vii: king james i: 1603 1625, starts house of stuart, creation of two joint-stock companies, both called virginia company c. i. Plymouth company: virginia company of plymouth, england c. ii. Virginia company: virginia company of london, england: england = poor, so gives companies land in america for 7 years d. i. Overlap: james i prohibits colonies established within 200 ft. of each other: sagadahoc colony (popham colony) in maine plymouth company e. i. Problem = abenaki indians refused to trade with colonists e. iii. 1608: colonists build ship and sail away f. Send soldiers (same mistake as roanoke) who can"t farm, so they demand help from native americans f. ii. Directive: turn profit by looking for gold and finding northwest passage f. iii.
