Chapter 2: The Invasion and Settlement of North America‚ 1550-1700 Rival Imperial Models: Spain‚ France and Holland The Spanish seized Mesoamerica and South America and converted many Indians to Catholicism. The Indians were forced to work as gold miners and farmers. The French and Dutch merchants created fur-trading colonies with North American natives. New Spain: Colonization and Conversion 1540s- Vasquez de Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon‚ the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest‚ and the Kansas
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subjects other than via their elected representatives. The new king‚ William III‚ gave Massachusetts a new charter in 1691. The new charter took power from the elected General Court and gave it to a royal governor. In the view of Mather and other Puritans this meant the rule of the ungodly! The crisis intensified when New England and New York were attacked by France and her Huron allies. Massachusetts’s governor‚ Sir William Phips sent an expedition to capture Quebec City. It was decimated by French
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Chapter 17 - The Age of Absolutism. (1550-1800). (1) Extending Spanish Power. (2) France Under Louis XIV. (3) Triumph of Parliament in England. (4) Rise of Austria and Prussia. (5) Absolute Monarchy in Russia. (1) Extending Spanish Power. Setting the Scene. 1500s-1700s. Monarchs get powerful. Build royal army to replace nobles’ army. Take new lands and expand government. Lay foundation for nations of Europe today. Serious-minded King Philip II of Spain was member of Hapsburg dynasty. The Hapsburg
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The English Civil War Table of Contents Introduction 2 The course of the English Civil War 3 Time Line for the English Civil War 5 Causes of the Revolution 6 The role of Charles I 8 Effects of the Revolution 9 Conclusion 10 Reference List 11 Introduction I have chosen to write this research report about the English Civil War‚ or the English revolution as it sometimes is referred to as
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Jenna Meadows 8 September 2016 Project Report #1: 1630- The Great Migration 1. Summary description: The political and religious havoc in England in the 1620s led to the Great Migration. Governor John Winthrop led as many as 900 or 1000 Puritans over to Massachusetts Bay to practice Christianity in 1630. On the 17th of September‚ the city of Boston was founded. The existing New England Company was then changed to the Massachusetts Bay Company. However‚ right after moving to America‚ nearly 200 died
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Unit 1: The Foundation of the Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch and English Colonies in North America * Initial Contact (Spanish) * The French and Dutch Colonies * The English Colonies Part I: Initial Contact (Spanish) #1: Who were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas? * About 14‚000 years ago (12‚000 BCE)‚ people started to migrate across BERINGIA to Americas * By 8‚000 BCE‚ they reached to Tierra del Fuego * 3 waves came from Asia‚ 1 from Polynesia
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importance was given to the overall appearance and portrayal of rich heritage. Another painting by Portrait of Marchese Spinola. Female fashion changed tremendously from the 1630s towards the 1660s. The entire silhouette changed completely‚ from the high waisted gowns of the 1630s to the slender and long waisted ones of the 1660s. The paintings that I have viewed from the Baroque period clearly represent a lot more detail if observed more in detail they not only represent the painter but also the message
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oseph’s Tunic is a 1630 painting by Diego Velázquez‚ now held in the museum of the Sacristía Mayor del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid‚ Spain). It was painting in the house of the Spanish ambassador in Rome and brought back to Spain with Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan. External links[edit] Velázquez‚ exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF)‚ which contains material on this painting (see index) [hide] v t e Diego Velázquez (List of
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Dates: 1607- King James I gave the permission to start a tobacco colony: North America‚ Virginia‚ Jamestown 1620-pilgrims arrived from England 1630-Puritans arrived MA 1765-Stamp Act: purchase stamps to show you paid taxes on all printed items. Quartering Act: must feed and house soldiers 1773- Boston Tea Party: colonists dressed up as Indians‚ toss 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor 1775- The American Revolution begins this year 1776- Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense”
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The City upon the Hill John Winthrop founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1630‚ where he was the first Governor of the colony‚ a position he held for twenty years. In April‚ 1630‚ aboard the ship Arbella‚ he led a large party from England for the new world to establish a pure Christian based colony. "They hoped to establish communities of pure Christians who collectively swore a covenant with God that would they work for his ends‚ knowing that in return‚ He would watch over them".
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