HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mercantilism
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In 1600, there are no permanent european settlers in the americas, north of florida. In part, this is because england and france were both preoccupied with religious ferment the normal condition of europe is divided (hostility transcends national borders) Europeans are very agitated by the idea of salvation : this is why france and. England were backwards in the pursuit for dominance in the americas. In the 1600s, the populations of france, russia, england, and spain were similar, however by the 1700s, there is a huge change. France becomes (by far) the largest country in europe. Thus, we would expect france to be a huge economic and political power; however, france was still preoccupied with religious wars and needed to organize itself. The king of england was catholic, then converted in protestantism in the 1590s, the french state becomes more organized until the 16th century.
