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The Lost Colony: Roanoke |
-Sir Walter Raleigh was given charter to colonize in North America -John White returned to England to get supplies for the colony, when he returned 3 years later, it was a ghost town -Single word "Croatoan" carved into a fence post -Colonists were either killed by Croatoan Indians or they went to live with them |
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Spanish Armada (1588) |
-Starts Britain's naval superiority -An attempt by Spain to bring England back to the Catholic church by removing Queen Elizabeth -Elizabeth rejected Spain's Philip II's hand in marriage. |
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Settlement Of Virginia |
-James I chartered a joint stock company made up of a group of shareholders. This was America's first example of cooperation -1/3 of settlers were gentlemen, most were servants -Located in a swamp, resulting in dysentery and malaria -Arrived during drought -Spent to much time looking for gold and not planting crops, over half died the first winter. |
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Jamestown (1607) |
-Powhatan Indians initially helped colonists survive -1609-1610: Starving Time. People ate leather and one man killed his wife and was going to eat her. -John Rolfe saved Jamestown by introducing tobacco -Tobacco was easy to plant but required intense human labor. Over production eventually lead to prices falling. -House of Burgesses: Met in Jamestown. Came up with a form of self government in attempt to attract more colonists. |
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Land and Indentured Servants |
-Headright System: An attempt to attract more colonists by giving 50 acres of land to anyone who paid for an indentured servant to come over. -Indentured Servants could not afford to come over alone and agreed to work for 3-7 years in return. -At the end of service, some servants received land of their own -More than 50% of settlers in the southern colonies came over as indentured servants. |
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Solving The Labor Shortage: Slavery |
-Economic Factors: Planters need cheap/free labor when tobacco priced dropped. When economy improved, people were less willing to be indentured servants. -First Africans arrived on a Dutch ship in 1619 -The Middle Passage of the Triangle Trade was a tough voyage that slaves took to America. |
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Bacon's Rebellion |
-William Berkeley and his "Green Spring" faction vs. Western planters led by Nathaniel Bacon -Western planters wanted protection from Indians. -Bacon and his followers killed murdered some peaceful Indians and forced Berkeley to give him permission to kill more. -Bacon returned and burned Jamestown to the ground, causing Berkeley to flee. -RESULT: Virginia society moved away form indentured servants to slaves to solve labor problems. |
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Purifying The Church Of England |
-Puritans felt the Church of England needed to be "purified" -Pilgrims wanted to leave the church all together. |
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Pilgrims |
-Spent 10 years in the Netherlands but left because they felt it was too "corrupt" -Mayflower Compact: a set of rules chosen by its members. Signed by 41 men. William Bradford was selected as their leader. -Half died the first winter due to starvation -Squanto helped the remainder |
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Winthrop & Massachusetts Bay Colony
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-Persecution of Puritans increased
-The Great Migration: 20,000 puritans came to New England -The colony was a practical democracy headed by an elected legislature--The General Court-- votes by male church members |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
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-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
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-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
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Puritans and Native Amercians
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-King Philip's War: the leader of the Wampanoag was named Metacom, known as King Philip to the English
-colonists' hunger for land resulted in break down of relations -English brutally killed King Philip, marking the end of the war |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
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-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
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Puritans and Native Amercians
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-King Philip's War: the leader of the Wampanoag was named Metacom, known as King Philip to the English
-colonists' hunger for land resulted in break down of relations -English brutally killed King Philip, marking the end of the war |
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Dominion of New England
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-Sir Edmond Andros: horrible dictator
-arrested while dressed as a woman trying to sneak back to England. -was returned to England but never tried |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
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-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
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Puritans and Native Amercians
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-King Philip's War: the leader of the Wampanoag was named Metacom, known as King Philip to the English
-colonists' hunger for land resulted in break down of relations -English brutally killed King Philip, marking the end of the war |
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Dominion of New England
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-Sir Edmond Andros: horrible dictator
-arrested while dressed as a woman trying to sneak back to England. -was returned to England but never tried |
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Salem Witch Trials
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-2 "famous" girls got sick and blamed it on witchcraft.
-pointed fingers at widows with land -19 were hanged and 1 man was pressed -anxiety if women |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
|
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
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-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
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Puritans and Native Amercians
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-King Philip's War: the leader of the Wampanoag was named Metacom, known as King Philip to the English
-colonists' hunger for land resulted in break down of relations -English brutally killed King Philip, marking the end of the war |
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Dominion of New England
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-Sir Edmond Andros: horrible dictator
-arrested while dressed as a woman trying to sneak back to England. -was returned to England but never tried |
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Salem Witch Trials
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-2 "famous" girls got sick and blamed it on witchcraft.
-pointed fingers at widows with land -19 were hanged and 1 man was pressed -anxiety if women |
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Chesapeake (Maryland and Virginia) vs. New England
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-small families vs. big families
-slow education vs. important education -religion not part of society vs. religion was central part of life -uneven distribution of land vs. even distribution if land -big plantations vs. little farms |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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The Dutch
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-Hudson River Valley and New Amsterdam
-purely economic in nature -patroon were given strips of land and expected to import colonists, cattle and tools |
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
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-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
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-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
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-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
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Puritans and Native Amercians
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-King Philip's War: the leader of the Wampanoag was named Metacom, known as King Philip to the English
-colonists' hunger for land resulted in break down of relations -English brutally killed King Philip, marking the end of the war |
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Dominion of New England
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-Sir Edmond Andros: horrible dictator
-arrested while dressed as a woman trying to sneak back to England. -was returned to England but never tried |
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Salem Witch Trials
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-2 "famous" girls got sick and blamed it on witchcraft.
-pointed fingers at widows with land -19 were hanged and 1 man was pressed -anxiety if women |
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Chesapeake (Maryland and Virginia) vs. New England
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-small families vs. big families
-slow education vs. important education -religion not part of society vs. religion was central part of life -uneven distribution of land vs. even distribution if land -big plantations vs. little farms |
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John Winthrop
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-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
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The Dutch
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-Hudson River Valley and New Amsterdam
-purely economic in nature -patroon were given strips of land and expected to import colonists, cattle and tools |
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The Middle Colonies
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-New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
-rich soil attracted farmers from Europe. Produced corn and wheat for Europe and West Indies -variety of small manufacturing efforts developed -ethnic, religious, and economic diversity. Got along peacefully |
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
|
-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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New England Economy & Prosperity
|
-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
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-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
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|
Puritans and Native Amercians
|
-King Philip's War: the leader of the Wampanoag was named Metacom, known as King Philip to the English
-colonists' hunger for land resulted in break down of relations -English brutally killed King Philip, marking the end of the war |
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Dominion of New England
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-Sir Edmond Andros: horrible dictator
-arrested while dressed as a woman trying to sneak back to England. -was returned to England but never tried |
|
|
Salem Witch Trials
|
-2 "famous" girls got sick and blamed it on witchcraft.
-pointed fingers at widows with land -19 were hanged and 1 man was pressed -anxiety if women |
|
|
Chesapeake (Maryland and Virginia) vs. New England
|
-small families vs. big families
-slow education vs. important education -religion not part of society vs. religion was central part of life -uneven distribution of land vs. even distribution if land -big plantations vs. little farms |
|
|
John Winthrop
|
-most famous for his "City upon a Hill" which expressed the idea if American Exeptionalism
|
|
|
The Dutch
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-Hudson River Valley and New Amsterdam
-purely economic in nature -patroon were given strips of land and expected to import colonists, cattle and tools |
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The Middle Colonies
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-New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
-rich soil attracted farmers from Europe. Produced corn and wheat for Europe and West Indies -variety of small manufacturing efforts developed -ethnic, religious, and economic diversity. Got along peacefully |
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The Middle Colonies Pt.2 & Quakers
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-Peter Stuyvesant: dictator
-Quakers believed in Inner Light (experience of religious truth) -refused to pay taxes -were pacifists -believed in equality of the sexes -lead first attack on the institution of slavery |
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Roger Williams: Puritan Rebel
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-insisted that it was a sin to take land from the Indians without buying it
-promoted separation of church in Salem -he was granted charter to start his own colony; Rhode Island -started the first Baptist church |
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Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel
|
-believed that those who are truly saved didn't need to follow laws and religious codes
-claimed to be able to communicate with God directly -banished from Massachusetts bay -killed by Indians in Rhode Island |
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|
New England Economy & Prosperity
|
-farming conditions were not good. Did not produce cash crops to export
-maritime trade fueled economy - |
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Puritan Family
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-all agreed to have good behavior
-nuclear family: mom and dad -patriarchal: father is in charge -puritans are intolerant to others |
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Church Membership Decline & Halfway Covenant
|
-puritans became more concerned with making money
-Halfway Covenant: 2nd and 3rd generation children could be baptized -Halfway members could not receive communion or participate in church decisions |
|
|
Puritans and Native Amercians
|
-King Philip's War: the leader of the Wampanoag was named Metacom, known as King Philip to the English
-colonists' hunger for land resulted in break down of relations -English brutally killed King Philip, marking the end of the war |
|
|
Dominion of New England
|
-Sir Edmond Andros: horrible dictator
-arrested while dressed as a woman trying to sneak back to England. -was returned to England but never tried |
|
|
Salem Witch Trials
|
-2 "famous" girls got sick and blamed it on witchcraft.
-pointed fingers at widows with land -19 were hanged and 1 man was pressed -anxiety if women |
|
|
Chesapeake (Maryland and Virginia) vs. New England
|
-small families vs. big families
-slow education vs. important education -religion not part of society vs. religion was central part of life -uneven distribution of land vs. even distribution if land -big plantations vs. little farms |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Paxton Boys Uprising
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-similar to bacon rebellion
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Paxton Boys Uprising
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-similar to bacon rebellion
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Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
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-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Paxton Boys Uprising
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-similar to bacon rebellion
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Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
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-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
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Zenger Case (1735)
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-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Paxton Boys Uprising
|
-similar to bacon rebellion
|
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Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
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-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
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Zenger Case (1735)
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-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
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Maryland & The Carolinas
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-haven for English Catholic
-turned to tobacco like Jamestown -a colony of Catholics, but the majority was Protestants -Toleration Act of 1649: guaranteed religious freedoms to everyone but Jews - |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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|
Paxton Boys Uprising
|
-similar to bacon rebellion
|
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Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
|
-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
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Zenger Case (1735)
|
-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
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Maryland & The Carolinas
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-haven for English Catholic
-turned to tobacco like Jamestown -a colony of Catholics, but the majority was Protestants -Toleration Act of 1649: guaranteed religious freedoms to everyone but Jews - |
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The Carolinas
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-North Carolina established small, self-sufficient tobacco farms
-South Carolina provided food or the West Indies -traded with English -blacks were a majority of north Carolina's population |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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|
Paxton Boys Uprising
|
-similar to bacon rebellion
|
|
|
Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
|
-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
|
|
Zenger Case (1735)
|
-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
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Maryland & The Carolinas
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-haven for English Catholic
-turned to tobacco like Jamestown -a colony of Catholics, but the majority was Protestants -Toleration Act of 1649: guaranteed religious freedoms to everyone but Jews - |
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The Carolinas
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-North Carolina established small, self-sufficient tobacco farms
-South Carolina provided food or the West Indies -traded with English -blacks were a majority of north Carolina's population |
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Home and Family Life in the South
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-life was isolated and crude
-some women managed plantations -schools were rare -wealthy planters hired tutors or sent their kids to England to go to school -churches were few and were not a powerful force |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
|
-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
|
|
Paxton Boys Uprising
|
-similar to bacon rebellion
|
|
|
Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
|
-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
|
|
Zenger Case (1735)
|
-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
|
|
Maryland & The Carolinas
|
-haven for English Catholic
-turned to tobacco like Jamestown -a colony of Catholics, but the majority was Protestants -Toleration Act of 1649: guaranteed religious freedoms to everyone but Jews - |
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The Carolinas
|
-North Carolina established small, self-sufficient tobacco farms
-South Carolina provided food or the West Indies -traded with English -blacks were a majority of north Carolina's population |
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Home and Family Life in the South
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-life was isolated and crude
-some women managed plantations -schools were rare -wealthy planters hired tutors or sent their kids to England to go to school -churches were few and were not a powerful force |
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Stono Rebellion (1739)
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-Spain offered freedom to any slave that made it to Spanish Florida in attempt to destroy English
-first slave rebellion -resulted in Negro Code; restrictions |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Paxton Boys Uprising
|
-similar to bacon rebellion
|
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Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
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-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
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Zenger Case (1735)
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-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
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Maryland & The Carolinas
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-haven for English Catholic
-turned to tobacco like Jamestown -a colony of Catholics, but the majority was Protestants -Toleration Act of 1649: guaranteed religious freedoms to everyone but Jews - |
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The Carolinas
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-North Carolina established small, self-sufficient tobacco farms
-South Carolina provided food or the West Indies -traded with English -blacks were a majority of north Carolina's population |
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Home and Family Life in the South
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-life was isolated and crude
-some women managed plantations -schools were rare -wealthy planters hired tutors or sent their kids to England to go to school -churches were few and were not a powerful force |
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Stono Rebellion (1739)
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-Spain offered freedom to any slave that made it to Spanish Florida in attempt to destroy English
-first slave rebellion -resulted in Negro Code; restrictions |
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Last Colony: Georgia
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-founded as a buffer between the colonies and Spanish Florida
-was taken over by British government when Oglethorpe and his group gave up |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Paxton Boys Uprising
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-similar to bacon rebellion
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Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
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-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
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Zenger Case (1735)
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-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
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Maryland & The Carolinas
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-haven for English Catholic
-turned to tobacco like Jamestown -a colony of Catholics, but the majority was Protestants -Toleration Act of 1649: guaranteed religious freedoms to everyone but Jews - |
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The Carolinas
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-North Carolina established small, self-sufficient tobacco farms
-South Carolina provided food or the West Indies -traded with English -blacks were a majority of north Carolina's population |
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Home and Family Life in the South
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-life was isolated and crude
-some women managed plantations -schools were rare -wealthy planters hired tutors or sent their kids to England to go to school -churches were few and were not a powerful force |
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Stono Rebellion (1739)
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-Spain offered freedom to any slave that made it to Spanish Florida in attempt to destroy English
-first slave rebellion -resulted in Negro Code; restrictions |
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Last Colony: Georgia
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-founded as a buffer between the colonies and Spanish Florida
-was taken over by British government when Oglethorpe and his group gave up |
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British Colonial System
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-copies British government
-lower and upper houses -lower house was elected by qualified voters and upper house was appointed by the King -lower house had financial power (decided tax rate) -British never developed an effective centralized government for the colonies |
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Pennsylvania & William Penn
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-Penn treated Indians fairly
-he opened a settlement that was open to everyone who believed in one God -paternalistic (parent-like) |
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Mercantilism
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-colonies were to provide raw materials to the mother country
-favorable balance of trade: export more than you import -colonists began to question |
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Paxton Boys Uprising
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-similar to bacon rebellion
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Politics of the Middle Colonies & Leisler
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-new York was taken over by Jacob Leisler
-Leisler was hanged and beheaded |
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Zenger Case (1735)
|
-Zenger was a publisher libel for printing statements about the conical governor
-argued that because the statements were true, it was not libel -the jury squirted Zenger |
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Maryland & The Carolinas
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-haven for English Catholic
-turned to tobacco like Jamestown -a colony of Catholics, but the majority was Protestants -Toleration Act of 1649: guaranteed religious freedoms to everyone but Jews - |
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The Carolinas
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-North Carolina established small, self-sufficient tobacco farms
-South Carolina provided food or the West Indies -traded with English -blacks were a majority of north Carolina's population |
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Home and Family Life in the South
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-life was isolated and crude
-some women managed plantations -schools were rare -wealthy planters hired tutors or sent their kids to England to go to school -churches were few and were not a powerful force |
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Stono Rebellion (1739)
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-Spain offered freedom to any slave that made it to Spanish Florida in attempt to destroy English
-first slave rebellion -resulted in Negro Code; restrictions |
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Last Colony: Georgia
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-founded as a buffer between the colonies and Spanish Florida
-was taken over by British government when Oglethorpe and his group gave up |
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British Colonial System
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-copies British government
-lower and upper houses -lower house was elected by qualified voters and upper house was appointed by the King -lower house had financial power (decided tax rate) -British never developed an effective centralized government for the colonies |
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The Navigation Acts
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-certain products could not be shipped outside of the empire
-the navigation acts were passed to destroy Dutch influence in the colonies |
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The Navigation Acts
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-certain products could not be shipped outside of the empire
-the navigation acts were passed to destroy Dutch influence in the colonies |
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Impact of Mercantilism
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-colonial manufacturing was extremely limited because they could not have the same as the mother country
-colonists paid higher prices for manufactured imports -Salutary Neglect: British purposely ignored colonial violations of the navigation acts -British began enforcing after the French and Indian war |
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The Navigation Acts
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-certain products could not be shipped outside of the empire
-the navigation acts were passed to destroy Dutch influence in the colonies |
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Impact of Mercantilism
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-colonial manufacturing was extremely limited because they could not have the same as the mother country
-colonists paid higher prices for manufactured imports -Salutary Neglect: British purposely ignored colonial violations of the navigation acts -British began enforcing after the French and Indian war |
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The Great Awakening
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-characterized by fervent expressions
-was the first truly national event in the colonies |
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George Whitefeild
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-toured colonies
-traveling preacher -believed that God responds to good intentions -responsible for great awakening |
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George Whitefeild
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-toured colonies
-traveling preacher -believed that God responds to good intentions -responsible for great awakening |
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Jonathan Edwards
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-had scary images of hell
-his famous sermon was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" |
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George Whitefeild
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-toured colonies
-traveling preacher -believed that God responds to good intentions -responsible for great awakening |
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Jonathan Edwards
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-had scary images of hell
-his famous sermon was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" |
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Impact of Great Awakening
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-churches split up
-"Old Light" (Edwards) and "New Light" (Whitefeild)- -new colleges -Albany Plan of Union: a vision of inter-colonial government |
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The Enlightenment of America
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-philosophical movement
-believed the world should be run by natural laws -John Locke: most important Enlightenment thinker |
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George Whitefeild
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-toured colonies
-traveling preacher -believed that God responds to good intentions -responsible for great awakening |
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Jonathan Edwards
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-had scary images of hell
-his famous sermon was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" |
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Impact of Great Awakening
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-churches split up
-"Old Light" (Edwards) and "New Light" (Whitefeild)- -new colleges -Albany Plan of Union: a vision of inter-colonial government |
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The Enlightenment of America
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-philosophical movement
-believed the world should be run by natural laws -John Locke: most important Enlightenment thinker |
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Distant Wars
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-started over mercantilistic competition for markets and raw material
-fought for control of Americas fur and fishing rights |
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George Whitefeild
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-toured colonies
-traveling preacher -believed that God responds to good intentions -responsible for great awakening |
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Jonathan Edwards
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-had scary images of hell
-his famous sermon was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" |
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Impact of Great Awakening
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-churches split up
-"Old Light" (Edwards) and "New Light" (Whitefeild)- -new colleges -Albany Plan of Union: a vision of inter-colonial government |
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The Enlightenment of America
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-philosophical movement
-believed the world should be run by natural laws -John Locke: most important Enlightenment thinker |
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Distant Wars
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-started over mercantilistic competition for markets and raw material
-fought for control of Americas fur and fishing rights |
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The French and Indian War (1754-1763)
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-started because if conflicting land claims in the ohio river valley
-French got there first, George Washington was sent to kick them out and he started the war |
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French and Indian War cont.
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-lost a fort but won the war
-colonists contributed very little to help military. -total British victory |
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French and Indian War cont.
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-lost a fort but won the war
-colonists contributed very little to help military. -total British victory |
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The Treaty of Paris (1763)
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-French lost all territory and got a few small islands
-Britain took all of Canada and a the land east of the Mississippi |
