1. CHAPTER 11
Enlightenment and Revolution in
England and America
Section 1: Civil War and Revolution
Section 2: Constitutional Monarchy
in England
Section 3:English Colonial Expansion
Section 4: The Enlightenment
Section 5: The American Revolution
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11.3 Bell Ringer Question:
What are some effects of
mercantilism?
Mercantilism
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Beginnings of the
British Empire
Begins in 1600s (17th century)
English navy becomes a major
force
England becomes leader in
world trade
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John Cabot
1497-98
Gave England
its first claim
to North
America
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Sea Dogs
English sea captains under
Queen Elizabeth I
explorers &
adventurers
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
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Spanish
Armada
1588
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What is a charter?
A charter is like a business license
that is issued by a monarch that gives
the holder exclusive rights to do trade.
The monarch makes money!
The company makes money!
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British East India Company
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The British in America
England was slow to establish colonies in America.
Jamestown 1607
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Plymouth 1620
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Why did they come to the
New World?
God, Glory, And Gold!
• Adventure and fame
• Desire for new sources of wealth
• Wanted to spread Christianity
Religious persecution, land, better opportunities
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MERCANTILI$M
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The world
has a fixed
amount of
resources.
Each country
has a slice of
the pie.
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How does a country
get more of the pie?
By expanding into colonies!
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A country’s power depends on
its wealth so . . . .
The more money you have
the more power you have.
How does a country make money?
TRADE
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How does a country
increase trade?
By selling more than it buys . . . . .
But they need more natural resources
to produce more.
Where will they get
more natural resources?
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COLONIES
IN THE
NEW
WORLD
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How will Britain (the mother
country) control the colonies’
trade?
Regulations that would not allow the
colonies to sell or buy from any
other country.
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One law required colonists to
sell certain products only to
Britain – even if better prices
were available in another
country.
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Colonists resented the
trade regulations, and
they found ways to
evade the laws.
Smuggling!
Until the mid-1700s, the British gov’t did not try very hard to enforce its trade restrictions.
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