Causes of English Colonization

Political
1. POWER
2. Spain becan competition among European nations to create empires and add to their power
3. 1588: England defeats Spanish armada, making England most powerful nation
Economic
1. Mercantilism
  1. increases power through exports
  2. an economic system in which the mother country creates colonies to get a favorable balance of trade
2. Colony exists to benefit and add wealth to the MOTHER COUNTRY
3. Colony provides cheap raw materials
4. Mother country manufactures raw materials
5. Colony becomes a market for the mother country's manufacture goods
6. Ex:
7. Triangular Trade
  1. trade between Europe, Africa and Americas
8. Navigation Acts
  1. 1651-1673
  2. Passed to make sure England was benefiting most from colonial trade
  3. cash crops could only be sold to England or its colonies
  4. Goods only traded on English ships
Social/Cultural
1. Way of Life
2. Religious Freedom
  1. Ex: Jews, Pilgrims, Puritans, Quakers
3. Missionaries
  1. tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Critical Thinking
1. Describe how mercantilism is unfair for the colonies
  1. The colonies aren't getting fair deals. The MOTHER COUNTRY gets all the royalty while the colonies are getting nothing
2. How might this situation be more "fair" for the colonies
  1. The colonies can choose how much they receive and give instead of the MOTHER COUNTRY deciding prices

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	Created by Isabella Lin over 6 years ago