HIST 2100- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 46 pages long!)
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Definition of an empire- exploitive relationship / unequal exchange. James i of england (vi of scotland) 1603. Britain is part of its empire- no british history w/o england/ no imperial history w/o britain. St. kitts 1623 (st. christopher) shared w/ france until 1713. Hands-off approach to early colonies (local autonomy, company based, diverse set of governance, regions of development) 3 types of colony (settler, plantation, trading post) 13 colonies- different reasons of settling each, little unity between them, diverse governance. North american timber, no need for scandinavian lumber for ships. Dutch empire-war of independence from spain 1570"s, 1590 clear they were going to win, 1609 independent, rivaling portuguese in indian ocean, voc, gained coveted spice islands, united. French empire-challenge spanish authority in caribbean, st. kitts, french east india co. Decline of spain-treaty of london, war w/ dutch, iberian union, phillip ii, portugal"s colonies being lost, dutch portuguese war 1602-1663, jamaica 1655, stretched thin.
