Sugar and the Caribbean Flashcards
(8 cards)
Christopher Columbus
-the a…
-hoped to find new r… to India and c… by sea
-sailed w… meaning he landed in the W… Indies
-the americas
-hoped to find new routes to India and china by sea
-sailed west meaning he landed in the West Indies
John Cabot
-C…
-sailed from B… on behalf of king Henry …
-found no r… so came home
-marked the s… of the … empire
-Canada
-sailed from Bristol on behalf of king Henry VII
-found no riches so came home
-marked the start of the British empire
Privateers
Sailors who were knighted by the queen and were given permission to attack foreign ships and steal from them
Pirates
Sailors who did not share stolen wealth
John hawkins
-1532-95
-English naval commander, merchant, privateer and pirate and built up the Royal Navy
-was Britains first slave trader
-in 1562 her set in his first slave-trading voyage capturing Africans to sell in the americas
-trip was so profitable that a second one took place funded by queen Elizabeth
-made him very rich
-was knighted by Elizabeth I
-153..-9..
-English naval c…, merchant, p… and pirate and built up the … Navy
-was Britains first … trader
-in 156.. he set on his first s…-trading voyage capturing A… to sell in the a…
-trip was so p… that a second one took place funded by queen E…
-made him very r…
-was k… by Elizabeth ..
Why go to the americas
Economic:
-more B… people were willing to go after the first s… colony was e… in 160..
-there was plenty of l… for new c… to be grown on p…
-crops were e… back to Britain for p…
Religious:
-some p… and catholics wanted to escape r… conflict
-they left to find r… freedom
Imperialism:
-b… set up p… in n… America and the West i…
-British i… were keen to d… trade in the americas because it would help p… for the growth of the b… empire
-exporting and i… within the e… made a lot of p…
Economic:
-more British people were willing to go after the first successful colony was established in 1607
-there was plenty of land for new crops to be grown on plantations
-crops were exported back to Britain for profit
Religious:
-some puritans and catholics wanted to escape religious conflict
-they left to find religious freedom
Imperialism:
-businessmen set up plantations in North America and the West Indies
-British investors were keen to develop trade in the americas because it would help pay for the growth of the British empire
£exporting and importing within the empire made a lot of profit
What problems did British settlers find with working on plantations and their solutions
Problems:
-too h…
-harsh c…
-new d…
-crop f… and f… shortages
Solutions:
-used i… servants for l…
-by 161.., they e… people
Problems:
-too hot
-harsh conditions
-new diseases
-crop failures and food shortages
Solutions:
-used indentured servants for labour
-by 1619, they enslaved people
