HIST 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Alwyn Ruddock, John Cabot, Carbonara
18 Dec 2016
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Lecture 2: colonists in canada, acadie, and new england. Northern europe = kingdoms emerged, but italy = self-governed city states. Pre-conditions for european expansion: end of dynastic wars and emergence of strong kingdoms, york and lancaster, francis the first, ferdinand and isabella (1469, 1492 drove muslims back into northern africa. ^ these monarchs commissioned expeditions: knightly classes seek fortunes abroad, pizzaro, sir walter raleigh. The bubonic plague loosened trade restrictions (1347 to 1351: rise of great merchant families (due to ^, the christianizing world in pulse. Half a millennium post-norse expedition: independent principalities. ^ two differences (portugal / spain vs. france / england) England got in early > best trading areas (ie. south america) later > North america > not as good trade: turned attention to india too , sent c. c. West for india : landed on the, caribbean islands (the west indies) ie. indians, recruited knights, 1415 in centralized.
