HIST 2055 Chapter : Sep 3 Outline
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Indians: long term patters of interaction, diplomacy. Europeans had to conform to the indian relations to set up diplomacy: trade. European fur trader often took indian wives to help establish trades and assist with language. Most slaves that were traded were from one indian tribe that had captured another: war. Usually set up by land disputes or bad trades. Both sides try to eliminate the other at certain times. Background to english settlment: no centralized empire. No colonial bureaucracy to oversee all lands in america. English settlement involved a significant change in english population. England wants to send people to the new world because they are experiencing a huge population boost. English sent troublesoted me people to america to get rid of them. Late 1500s first attempt by english to settle. Settling the chesapeake: virgina and maryland: smith and the first winter, failure of a deadly company. They are very malnourished because they only have corn.
