> Begins with sponsor being commerical not royoal despite colony names. (Virginia company)
> First colony Virginia, jamestown
>Freedom stressed as big motive for people
Success on depriving indians of land and using slave labor.
>Relgious strife in England for context
>Ireland conflict weakened England, was the source of english colonosation tactics
> Disdain for england by raiding Spanish ships (Source?) Why? True?
>Government granted charters failed. Less incentive
> English compared themselves to the spanish to make themselves seem superior morally.
>Main lure not so much riches, but as refuge for poor people. Better opportunity for overcrowded england. Bettering the family big incentive
>Bad economic conditions in England
>West Indies/Ireland also big spots to immigrate to.
>Indentured servants big part of immigrants
>Free land led to slaves to work it.
>Land acquired in forced treaties
>Indian culture changed with European inventions
> Jamestown first just royals
>Regime of forced labor in Jamestown for all colonists if they wanted to eat
>V-company later provided grants and liberties to attract settlers
>Pocahontas touched upon
>Suprise attack by indians on jamestown prompted them to sieze land following counter-attack
> No mention of it prompting a preemptive attack in Plymouth
>Tobacco as great profit motive. good crop to sell, attracted more slave owners/ slavery incentive
>Woman had a bad deal in early colonies
>Maryland: catholic officials, protesdant settlers
>Puratinism: less catholic. Church and country wasn't living up to ideals. educated ministers were to voice them, Good life meant god favored you.
>Puritans in plymouth, First just and equal laws written for settlers, Voting not for church on;y. important first part of us government modern. Motive religious. Sought to trade for money (Massachusetts Bay company was founded later who hoped to further puritanism)
> Very much man oriented. Men had more rights, central to them making money
"control over the labor of ones family was essential to a man's economic success"
Harvard college established there.
>Commcerical doctrine into document of government pg 57
>deputies elected ruled (by free men), This was general court. Ten yr later divided into two legislative houses. Colonial governer elected. Church member had power.
> Church and state still closely connected.
> No religious toleration
>Roger Williams different: Banished from mass because he disagreed with churches intolerance for interpretation. Founded Rhode Island and Connecticut. Religious freedom there. More colonies sprung from that. RGR williams treated indians with justice.  Land must be purchased before being settled. Still required indians submit to english if bought.
> Anne Hutchinson: Banished for speaking out against church.
> Puritans thought indians bad incentive. Outlawed integrating with them. Wanted to be strict on what was acceptable
> Indian crime met with massive massacre. Scared other indians a lot. Puritans considered it gods will.
> Puritans very much middle class
>More timber and fur for profit in New England
>Puritan experiment become commerical business when people protested after they limited profits due to disagreement between them and big commerce
>Magna Carta integrated with New England law.
>English civil war weakened thoughts of monarchies in England
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