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14 Cards in this Set
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What was the biggest difference between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies? |
Use of slave labor. |
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Describe indentured servants. |
-Poor of Europe -Agree to work for passage to the Americas -Contract to work 5-7 years -40% fulfilled contracts -Mostly came to the US in the 1600s and early 1700s -Decline due to improvement to European economy by 1750s -Often given land, guns, animals, etc. upon completion of contract, but that changed when landowners started losing land- so the didn't give them land. -After gaining freedom, often forced to work for low wages for former master. |
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Explain the Headright system. |
Individuals who payed for passage of an indentured servant to the Americas would receive 50 acres of land. -Wealthy landowners did this to increase the amount of land they had. |
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Explain the impact tobacco had on the economy of the southern colonies. |
-Bases for Southern economy -Increased need for land to increase production to meet growing demand of Europeans. -Increased production when prices dropped to maintain income levels -increase in need for labor(turned to slave labor-increase in slave trade esp. once Royal African Company lost its charter- other colonies started to trade slaves to make money) |
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Describe Bacon's Rebellion. |
-Bacon's Rebellion was led by Nathanial Bacon who was a poor farmer who was frustrated with their inability to gain land. -He led other farmers in a rebellion to attack the governor of Virginia because he refused to protect the poor farmers from Native American attacks (the governor traded with the Natives so he supported them) |
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Explain the impact slavery had on the southern colonies. |
-Increase labor force= increase in production of tobacco= increase in wealth of aristocratic landowners= increase gap/difference between wealthy landowners and poor farmers -Development of slave culture (diversity in language- combined words from African languages, new products (drum, banjo, dances), different way of life. |
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Explain the rights women had in early American society. |
-No voting -Morally weaker than men -Midwives -could have abusive husbands punished -works in fields and homes - had many children (many died, needed labor for farms) -Could own property especially in Southern Colonies (inherit land if husband dies) |
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Describe the population of colonial American in the mid-1700s. |
-Rapid growth in population (natural; Slavery) -3 English to 1 Colonies (versus 20- 1 in 1600s) -Very diverse (Scots, Scot-Irish, Dutch, French, etc.) -50% slaves (90% in south) -New England (puritans, less diverse, little slavery) -Middle (very diverse; most indentured servants and white immigrants) -Fewer poor people than in England (social mobility; more job opportunities) |
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Identify the economic activities or industries people in the American colonies participated in. |
-Agriculture (90%; small farms in north for food' middle colonies-grain; southern colonies-tobacco, rice, indigo for sale) -Manufacturing (2nd; beaver hats, iron forge, rum, clothing; ship building; Naval stores- tar, resin, pitch, turpentine) -fishing-cod for Catholic countries in Europe -Triangular Trade (rum for slaves for molasses)
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Explain how the British influenced/impacted the economies of the American colonies. |
-Didn't want American colonists to traded with other countries (but the colonists wanted to; often would engage in smuggling to go around the British rules) -Molasses Act 1733 (Colonists unable to trade with West Indies; started smuggling to get molasses needed) -Products from colonies needed to be transported to Europe on English ships or sold through English ports so that the British government gained money from it (1/3 British ships were made by American colonists) -English were taxing the people and they wanted to be able to have self-taxation through representations. |
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Describe the early transportation and communication systems of the American colonists. |
-Roads (poorly made; muddy; didn't always connect cities easily; more in north than south) -Rivers, Waterways (easier for transportation but needed to be near them or get product to water for shipping; needed nice weather for sailing) -Postal Service (not very effective; read your mail; slow delivery- 2-3 weeks) -Taverns along roads were sources of information (political conversations, gossip, news, etc.) |
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Explain the role churches played in American colonial society in the 1700s and how this was a change from the 1600s. |
- 2 tax supported Churches -Anglican (College of William and Mary; support King of England) - Congregational (not support King of England) -Great Awakening (revival to get more people to attend church-moved farther into county, mare lax on religion) -Johnathan Edwards (used fear to get people to return to religion- God holds your fate in his hands) -George Whitefield (emotional speeches to get people to join or rejoin church) -Increase membership (convert native, slaves) - ARMINANISM (not predestined to be saved; it is an individual's choice) -Religion was the focus of education especially in the New England and Middle Colonies |
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Describe the Zenger Trial and its impact on the American colonies. |
-Accused of being libel for statement Zenger made about corrupt governor -His lawyer states that if on prints the truth then they are not libel -Zenger was found NOT guilty - Beginning of the belief in freedom of Press and Freedom of Speech among the American colonists. |
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Identify the things that all of the American colonies have in common by 1750 |
- Wanted right to tax themselves -English language dominate language -Protestant dominate branch of Christian religion practice -Social mobility -Ethnic and religious tolerance (for more part) -Farming -Trading with England and dislike English control over their trade -Local governments (variety of powers, leaders) -2 Houses legislatures (1 house appointed 1 house elected) |
