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APUSH: Spiconardi
 Rivalry
with Spain
o During the 1500’s England
was a second-rate power
compared to Spain
o The Spanish Armada
convinced the English they
could compete with Spain
o The English wanted the silver
and gold Spain was
amassing
 Enclosure
Movement
o The wool trade in Europe was
expanding
o Larger farmland owners
enclosed their farms and
evicted small farmers and
tenants from the commons
o Many migrate to England’s
cities
 Enclosure
Movement
(Con’t)
o Gin Lane (1751)
• What does this
engraving from William
Hogarth suggest about
England’s urban areas?
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Government Policy
o Unemployed could be whipped,
branded, conscripted, or hanged
o Queen Elizabeth attempted to
regulate hours and wages
o Vagrants had to accept any job
offered
o Changing employment could result
in punishment
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Richard Hakluyt – Protestant
minister who advocated for
the establishment of
colonies
Writes, A Discourse
Concerning Western Planting
(1584), which lists 23
reasons Queen Elizabeth
should support colonization
o Read the excerpt. What
reasons does he provide in
support of colonization?
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The only unclaimed land left
for the English was the
middle section of North
America
o Many deemed this section
worthless
• Lacked precious metals
• Could not sustain sugar
cultivation
o Why do it?
• Abundance of animals
and fertile soil
• Colonists could provide
English with goods that
were currently supplied
by foreigners
• Trade would be the
basis of England’s
empire
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In the late 16th century, Puritanism
developed
o Based on its name, what do you think
Puritanism entailed?
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Beliefs
o The Church of England retained too many
elements of Catholic doctrine and ritual
o Rejected Church hierarchy
• Independent local congregations should elect
their clergy and determine modes of worship
o Read the Bible for yourself
o Listen to sermons from educated clergy
o Idleness and immoral behavior were signs of
damnation
 King
Charles I
dismissed and
censored Puritan
writings
 Puritans emigrated to
the New World in order
to
o Escape the corruption
of English society
o To worship and govern
in a truly Christian
manner