Motivations for Colonization

By Aalliyah
  • Rene Robert de La Salle
    1667 BCE

    Rene Robert de La Salle

    Claimed land around the Mississippi River and the Mississippi Valley
  • Sir Walter Raleigh and the Lost Colony
    1587 BCE

    Sir Walter Raleigh and the Lost Colony

    Raleigh was given a charter to start a colony. He landed in Roanoke where the colony was established, but later everyone vanished.
  • Establishment of the Anglican Church
    1534 BCE

    Establishment of the Anglican Church

    King Henry VIII went against the Pope and created the Church of England.
  • Protestant Reformation
    1517 BCE

    Protestant Reformation

    Martin Luther, a priest, protested the actions of the Catholic church led this religious reform
  • John Cabot and NW Passage
    1497 BCE

    John Cabot and NW Passage

    Cabot was an Italian sailor, searching for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Canada and the Newfoundland.
  • Invention of the Printing Press
    1440 BCE

    Invention of the Printing Press

    A machine used to makes copies of paper, which helped with the spread of the protestant reformation.
  • Jacques Cartier and St. Lawrence River
    Jun 9, 1534

    Jacques Cartier and St. Lawrence River

    Cartier sailed down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal and claimed the area of France.
  • The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The Spanish Armada was sent to overthrow the Anglican church and the Queen Elizabeth. The English fleets were smaller, but they were faster.
  • Samuel De Champlain

    Samuel De Champlain

    Along with Cabot, he claimed land in Canada near the St. Lawrence River.
  • Henry Hudson and Dutch NY

    Henry Hudson and Dutch NY

    An English captain that led an expedition to New York. Hints the Hudson River in New York.