New world  

Colombian exchange triangle slave battle trade

Spain led the way in setting the new world

Colombus De Leon , coronado and cortes

Portugal served as main competition

Treaty of tordesillas agreement to split the world between them

Easiest religious influences were catholic (god, gold and glory)

English settlement

Elizabeth the 1st sparked English exploration

Jamestown is off the coast in Virgina settled in 1607

Tabacco and rice became key crops

English had to desire to coexist with natives

Bacons rebellion colonists refusing to pay taxes on forts in Virginia

The puritans

Protesters of the Church of England

Felt the Church of England were still too catholic

Feared persecution for not following anglicanism

The pilgrims of Plymouth colony 1620

John Winthrop leader and his “eyes of all the people are on us “

Dominated much of England

The quakers

Dutch in origin

Settled mainly in pennslyvannia

led by William Penn

No ministers , all members contributed

Plain dress , opposed war no ranks within the church

Equality , cooperation and religious toleration

Catholics of maryland

Lord Baltimore Creates a safe-haven for catholics

• catholics couldn’t marry in England
• act of toleration allowed various religious to0 settle
• jews and atheists still persecuted

colonial prosperity

Colonies exported lumber and furs

colonies imported manufactured goods in return

mercantilism , obtain as much gold and silver as possible to establish a balance of trade . The goal was self sufficiency

1651 , the navagation acts were step toward this