Apush Chapter 1 Notes

I. Early English Colonial Experience A. English Approach to Colonization 1. 16th-century British society was based upon Protestant institutions. 2. Its government was a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament with increasing power 3. The new world climate was not as much of a factor for Great Britain as for Spain. 4. The area settled by Britain faced smaller nomadic tribes over a smaller land area. B. Background for English Colonization 1. English colonies existed before England developed a concept of empire, but at first no specific plan for colonization or overall plan for settlement existed. 2. Roanoke “The Lost Colony” a. Sir Humphrey Gilbert wrote in 1576 that America was an island. If so there must be a way around it to the north. 1) He made a voyage to the New World (1578-79) to find the Northwest Passage. 2) He returned to the Newfoundland area in June 1583 with five ships and 260 men but perished at sea on the return voyage in Sept. b. Sir Walter Raleigh 's Colony (1584-1602) 1) After Gilbert's half brother, Raleigh, received a renewal of the Gilbert patent, he sailed to the New World in ships commanded by Sir Richard Grenville and Ralph Lane 2) The expedition searched the North American mainland, which he dubbed Virginia, in honor of the "Virgin" Queen. a) They spied on Spanish defenses in the Caribbean and landed on Roanoke Island before returning to England. b) He dispatched a colonizing party (Apr 1585) to Roanoke Island, leaving Lane in charge. c) The colonists abandoned the area (June 1586), returning to England with Sir Francis Drake 3) Grenville returned with supplies to find the colony abandoned and left 15 men. 4) Another expedition under John White arrived in July 1587 and found no survivors, leaving another group of colonists. 5) White returned to