Cell Culture
...ith North America when he reached Iceland Hernan Cortez- conquered the Aztecs, took over modern Mexico, discovered California Balboa- first person to see pacific ocean Amerigo Vespucci- Francisco Pizzaro- conquered the Incan empire Conquistadors- conquerors of foreign lands Mercantilism Bullionism- where the economy shifts to some from of moniterial value Favorable Balance of Trade- exports should be more than imports Sea Power- more hips the better, so you can create the favorable balance of trade Colonies- extend your resources and collect revenue by selling your own countries products, sell the colonies Foreign Struggles Treaty Of Tordesillas- split the western hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, in which lands west of the Atlantic belonged to Spain and east to Portugal Tension between Spain and England The Spanish Armada, most powerful naval force ever seen at the time decided to sail up the British channel to invade Britain The first battle took place in the British Channel and the Spanish were hurt slightly from the more experienced navy While the Spanish were docking at Calais, the British devised a plan in which they would burn old ships, then alarming the Spanish who would flee This plan was executed and the British surrounded the Spanish and much of the Armada was destroyed (the remaining fleet was wiped out in the worst storm ever recorded around Scotland.) New World Order- the British now controlled the sea and most of the power, Queen Elizabeth rises to power and implements privateering( looting and piracy) Early America Sir Walter Raleigh- was Queen Elizabeths love interest and given exclusive rights to colonize the new world at Roanoke which were given to his brother who died. Had no intention to establish an agricultural society but as base for piracy to disrupt Spanish treasure ships. Roanoke- lost colony established by Sir Walter Raleigh, had trouble with Native Americans and when Governor John White returned he found the colony had disappeared. The only evidence found was a sign with Croatoan. The theories were the Croatoan Indians murdered the colony, they inter married and moved in with the Croatoans or they left for another colony. John White- Governor of Roanoke England in the New World Joint Stock Company- colonization company which the investor would put in money and receive a piece of the money coming back from the colony Plymouth Company- given New England to colonize, colonized the first royal colony of Jamestown London Company- given the Chesapeake to the Carolinas (the middle states would be given to what company was more profitable) Jamestown/ Virginia- first successful colony 1609- British Gentleman sent over fr...