Background to English Colonization

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Before
English Colonization
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On October 31,1517
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Martin Luther
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A
SPARKE
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that
Shattered
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Religious Unity
Church Power
Political Events
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Initiated a movement
Protestant
Reformation
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What does this have to do with Colonization?
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King Henry VIII forms a new church
The Church of England
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The Throne no longer has a Catholic ruler
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European nations were unhappy with a Protestant
Monarch.
Spains King Phillip II tried everything to get
rid of the protestant Monarch.
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Rivalry between Spain and England develops.
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Spirit of Nationalism grows in England under
Queen Elizabeth I. This spirit leads to
competition for wealth and power.
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England begins to rob Spanish fleets at sea.
The Sea Dogs, led by Francis Drake.
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Spain sends Spanish Armada to conquer England.
Spanish Armada defeated. End of Spanish control
of the seas.
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England seeks new lands.

• Develops colonies in Ireland
• Irish colonies became models for American
  colonies.

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In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sends 108 colonists
from Irish settlements to Roanoke, in North
America.
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English Colonization of North America.
Began
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It took several years after 1585 for England to
establish a successful settlement in North
America.
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Before
English Colonization