HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - New England Colonies, Weroance, Opchanacanough
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England"s first colonies: virginia vs. massachusetts bay (sept. 18) Nationalistic rivalries into that mess: early period of exploration: eng. And spain were allies therefore england did not want to get: following the war, england was all fair game suckahs. Ii. order to attack them from other fronts. Religion: english colonization: early modern period: era of the post protestant reformation who"s church was more important. I"m cooler than you in a nutshell: compete with others to see who can convert more ppl to their faith. Aka native american: some people settling are running away from prosecution based on their religious beliefs populations. Economics: general economic desire , england: new source of economic structure for the country, main source collapsed in the mid 1500s prior was selling cloth etc. in holland. This: they"re going to need new means of importation and exportation market collapses.
