HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Swedish East India Company, French East India Company, East India Company
8 Aug 2013
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Learning outcomes: early modern colonies, transatlantic trade, mercantilism. Port royal, jamaica 1688/1782: colony belonged to british, 1692 entire city devastated by earth quake and fell into sea. 18th century: 1763 great shift of how land was distributed in new world, france & england long term enemies. Leif eriksson (leifr eiriksson) 1000 vinland newfoundland: first european to come to north america, viking, sailed under spanish flag; originated from italy. Trade map: either goes two ways (back and forth) or triangular, left europe = manufactured goods, left africa = humans (slave trade) The hudson bay company was established in: 1611, 1670, 1690, 1704, dealt with trade; later governed this part of canada. Trading companies: english east india company all ships went to china, india; became important colonies for europe, dutch east india company, french east india company, swedish east india company ship sailed from sweden to china.
