20230126 Notes.docx

British Colonies - HIST 1050

• Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547) – British
    * Caused tension with Spain because Catholicism is huge in Spain
• Anglicanism or the Church of England
    * A new form of Protestantism formed under Henry VIII
• Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603) – British
    * Fought Ireland’s Catholicism because of the British belief in Anglicanism
• Philip II (r. 1556-1598) – Spanish
    * Devoted attacks against Protestantism because of original attacks in Ireland due to religion
• Mercantilism
    * System of state assisted manufacturing and trade that improved textile trade and stimulated the British economy
• Roanoke Island
    * Called the Lost Colony
    * Placed on an old fort
• “Lost Colony”
• Sir Walter Raleigh
    * Original founder of Roanoke
• Virginia Dare
    * Frist born person in the Roanoke Colony to a European woman
• John White
    * Leader of the journey back to the colonies
• Croatoan
    * Carved into the remaining palisades, all that remained of the people of Roanoke
• Chief Manteo
    * John White hoped that the people of Roanoke Settlers moved with Chief Manteo (Chieftain of the Croatoan)
• Primary Sources
    * Created during the timeframe of the event or was there in the event
• Secondary Sources
    * About the time written after the fact, like an anniversary article or even a historical monograph (academics talking to other academics)