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Lecture 2: The Race to Colonize the New World I. The New Europe and the Atlantic World A. Spanish Expansion in America 1. The papacy averted potential conflict between Spain and Portugal over which country had the right to explore and settle the Western Hemisphere. a. As a result of the line drawn by the pope and the Treaty of Tordesillas, most of the Western Hemisphere fell to Spain, with the exception of Brazil (to Portugal). This would be the beginning of Spain’s downfall as it forfeited all rights to Africa. 2. Spain’s policy for its possessions in the Western Hemisphere included Christianization of the Native American Indians, expansion of Spain’s holdings, trade, and the discovery of gold and silver. a. Columbus was unable to accomplish much in the way of advancing Spain’s policy. b. Hernan Cortés in 1521 expanded Spain’s dominion with the conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico. c. Juan Ponce de Léon expanded Spanish control to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth. d. In 1528 Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca under Pánfilo de Narváez was part of an ill-fated expedition that began near present day Tampa Bay and ended up in Mexico City eight years later in 1536 after sailing along the coast Gulf of Mexico on a barge and walking across Texas with Estevanico (first African slave in Texas). e. Between 1539 and 1542 Hernando de Soto explored from Florida to the Mississippi River looking for gold and glory in the name of God. De Soto and his men raped, pillaged, and murdered the Trans-Mississippi Indian population. He died of fever in 1542. f. In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and Fray Marcos explored large sections of the south and southcentral portions of the later United States in search of the Seven Cities of Cibloa. The golden city of Cibloa was Zuñi Indian city of adobe in Hawikúh. 3. Gold and silver became the main goal of Spain’s conquistadors and royal officials. a. In South America Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in Peru for its gold. b. Soon the Spanish turned to slavery in order to mine the silver and gold making Spain the richest nation in Europe. B. Philip II, Elizabeth I , and the race for World Domination. 1. Spain’s new wealth and the conflict between Catholics and Protestants led to conflict with other nations, especially England, beginning in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. “The Virgin Queen” a. Philip II yearned to marry Elisabeth I in order to unify Spain and England making their union the most powerful in the world. b. Elizabeth I did not entertain the idea of marrying, not just Philip II, but any man. c. Elizabeth in turn supported the rebellious Protestants in the Netherlands against Spain. d. She authorized attacks by privateers “Sea Dogs” like Englishman Francis Drake, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, and Dutchman Peit Hyen on Spanish possessions and shipping. Hyen sized a tremendous amount of Spanish silver being carried on the slow and cumbersome Spanish galleons. 2. Spain’s King Philip II supported plots by Catholics inside England to overthrow Elizabeth. a. Mary Queen of Scots plotted to seize the English throne, for which she was executed and which led to greater tension between the two countries. 3. Elizabeth then embarked on a policy of establishing English colonies in the New World. a. In part, her intention was to deal with a shortage of farmland and to meet the needs of English merchants for greater opportunities. b. English expansion there was also another way to oppose Spain. 4. Sir Walter Raleigh established in 1584 the colony of Roanoke off the coast of Virginia. a. It followed an unsuccessful attempt by Sir Humphrey Gilbert to establish a colony off the coast of Newfoundland. b. Sir Walter chose a more southern location because it would block the Spanish in Florida. 5. Gold and silver from the Western Hemisphere led to wealth but also to trouble. a. The influx of money caused severe inflation throughout Europe. b. Increasing prices created social unrest, which in turn contributed to greater interest in colonization in the Western Hemisphere. 6. As a result of this Philip II decided to invade England. a. The Spanish monarch decided on war with England as part of the battle against Protestantism and to block English colonization in the New World. 2 b. c. d. II. In 1588, Philip attempted to invade England with the Armada, but met with disaster. At the hands of a nasty storm and a speedy English fleet. Though Spanish power would remain great, the Armada disaster effectively brought an end to Spain’s near monopoly over New World colonization. This paved the way for France and England to colonize the New World. European Empires in the Americas A. The Troubled Spanish Colonial Empire 1. Spain’s New World Empire was in decline during the eighteenth century. a. It was too large to govern efficiently, and its officials were often corrupt. B. Bureaucratic and Church interference in the labor system and taxes were continual problems. The Indian Frontier in New Spain 1. Indian assistance had been crucial to Spain’s victories against the Aztecs and Incas. Now the Indian population was wary of the Europeans. C. New Spain’s Northern Frontiers 1. In 1598 Juan de Oñate led an expedition that executed and enslaved Indians who resisted the Spanish incursion in present day New Mexico. a. Oñate’s excesses led to his removal and some of his company founded Santa Fe in 1609. b. The 1680 Pueblo Revolt overthrew the Spanish, but the Spanish returned with a vengeance in 1693 re-taking Santa Fe. c. In Texas the pacification of the Indians was done primarily by the Jesuits and not the Conquistadores. d. The most attractive economic enterprise was still ranching. e. New Mexicans looked northward for trading opportunities, since they were largely removed from the imperial economy centered around Mexico City. 3 D. The Indian World in the Southeast 1. Since access to gold and easy enslavement of Indians was not possible here, the conquistadors did not settle in the Southeastern United States. 2. Although Spanish presence in the region was minor, the impact of Spanish diseases on the Indians was enormous. E. The French Presence in America 1. In 1603 Samuel de Champlain settled the first successful French colony in the New World. It later became Québec 2. By ignoring their possessions in the New World, France may have erred in the opposite extreme. a. The French population in the New World remained small. 3. Only after 1663 did the French crown begin to intervene, and New France became a royal colony in 1674. 4. In 1678 Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, recognized the strategic and economic promise in Joliet’s and Marquette’s discovery of the Mississippi River. He sailed the Mississippi. Later in 1687 he was shot by one of his own men near Navasota, Texas. a. Despite his perils La Salle aided in the acquisition of Louisiana which became a major accomplishment for him and for France. And a thorn in the Spanish Empire’s side. 5. Despite the territory’s strategic location, its fertile soils, and large populations of fur-bearing animals, few Frenchmen showed any interest in settlement. a. In spite of the Choctaw alliance, which guaranteed ample food supplies and made territorial acquisition possible, Louisiana remained unattractive to French farmers. This problem, however, was not restricted to the French. Spanish settlers were also reluctant to settle in the New World particularly Texas. Why were the English so willing to come to the New World? F. The Dutch Enterprise 1. By the 1630s, the Dutch dominated the African slave trade and had conquered a number of Caribbean islands. 2. Henry Hudson’s search for the Northwest Passage gave Holland its first serious claim to American territory. 3. New Netherland attracted a diverse population and offered patroonships to any company stockholder willing and able to bring fifty colonists at his own expense. 4 4. III. As an alternative to patroonships, the West India Company offered to grant a tract of land to any free man who agreed to farm it. Indians and the European Challenge A. The Indian World in the Northeast 1. The Huron’s and their allies aligned themselves with the French; the Iroquois League sided with the English. 2. Enthusiastic about trade with the Dutch, the Iroquois soon wiped out fur supplies in their own territory and began an even more serious push to acquire new lands. a. Non-Iroquois Indians resented the Dutch presence. B. The New Indian World of the Plains 1. The same forces of climate change, the pressure of shifting populations, and novel European goods created a new culture and economy among the Plains Indians. a. Introduced by the Spanish, horses became a mainstay of the southern plains buffalo hunting culture. b. Before 1400, Plains Indians rarely strayed from river ways that form the Missouri River drainage. c. The Ice Age greatly increased the number of buffalo on the Plains. d. Some Caddo abandoned their agricultural villages in exchange for a mobile hunting lifestyle. e. The increase in buffalo also served as a magnet to draw new groups into the area. 2. The continual demand for horses, accompanied by the pressure for hunting ranges created a new dynamic on the Plains and set a new economy into motion. 5