THE STORY SO FAR…

Spain Monopolist on settl ing the

New World Expansion Multiple wars Overrides Aztecs, Incas,

Mayas; subjugates multiple ethnic groups in the Americas

Extracts millions in silver and gold

Defends European and American coasts from pirates and privateers

First country to abolish slavery in 1542

EnglandSplits from Rome,

starts to form alliances with other Protestant powers

Uses privateering as means to get access to New World riches

Starts to gain prominence

Participates in the African slave trade

1500S

SpainAbsolutist monarchyEnd of the Golden AgeColonial cities;

established mainland colonies

Coastal fortressesLoss of Jamaica and

part of HispaniolaCedes monopoly of

the New World

EnglandFirst mainland colony in

the AmericasCaribbean colonies:

sugar and slaveryCivil War, plague, fireAnglo-Dutch Wars over

trade routes 1652-54 1665-67 1672-74

Seafaring powerAbolishes torture in 1640

1600S

From a stately home…… to a home by the

state

VISIBLE CHANGE

Privateers who were more l ike pirates, late 1500s – mid 1600s

Pirates who were more l ike privateers, late 1600s-early 1700s

PRIVATEERS AND PIRATES

knighted executed

The pride of the DutchThe pride of the

English

MONEY TALKS: THE VAN DE VELDES

Pesos and escudos Jewels

WHAT WOULD A 17TH CENTURY TREASURE LOOK LIKE