Thinking back to Tuesday (and thinking ahead to the Benjamin Franklin history lab, Max Weber wrote, “The spirit of capitalism had to fight its way to supremacy against a whole world of hostile forces.” What were some of the hostile forces “the spirit of capitalism” had to fight against?

Look at this truncated version of  first charter of Virginia.

Look at the first two paragraphs. What do you think is the purpose of this colony? Would you invest in it? Why or why not? How are native peoples seen?

Look at the last paragraph. Do you see mercantilism there? In what way?