DE US history unit 1-the colonies

colonies

When was Jamestown established

1607

when was tobacco introduced to the colonies

1614

what is Primogeniture?

when only the firstborn son get’s inheritance, a law in England during initial colonization of the Americas.

what is an effect of primogeniture?

many of the settlers were second born children looking for wealth and land in the new world, otherwise less accessible to them.

what is an effect of the majority of aristocrats as settlers?

Poor work ethic, no experience, didn't know how to do a lot of labour.

what was the result of the aristocratic and young demographic within the settlers?

Famine began due to lack of labourers and dispute of power.

what is a push factor to settle the colonies?

primogeniture

what is a pull factor to settle the colonies?

economic and land oppurtunities

who introduced tobacco to the colonies?

John Rolfe

what was the first cash crop?

John Rolfe’s tobacco

what were the first labourers brought to Virginia?

Indentured servants

What were indentured servants?

labourers who worked for free for someone for a certain number of years (typically 7-14), then are given land by the farm’s owner.

why did indentured servants become unpopular?

a lot of them died, and slavery was a less costly option, since they didn’t have to be freed after a contract expired.

what is free labour?

when someone is paid for their work and not chained to the labour they were hired to do- think they have freedom to decide to do the labour or not do the labour.

what is unfree labour?

when labourers aren’t free, and do not get paid for their work (example: slaves, indentured servants).

who was Nathaniel Bacon?

a former indentured servant looking to retaliate against native American attacks. he formed a rebellion.

who participated in Bacon’s rebellion?

mixed race indentured servants and slaves.

what was the ending of bacon’s rebellion?

the burning down of Jamestown

who did Bacon disagree with?

Governor sir William Berkeley

When was Bacon’s rebellion?

1676

what group is frightened by the rebellion?

the upper class

what is a result of fear of Bacon’s rebellion?

the distinguishing of black and white racial groups.

what does the labelling of black and white as races result in?

an ingroup and outgroup; a reason to oppress black people

what replaces indentured servantry?

mass enslavement

Which two groups came to Massachusetts?

the pilgrims and the puritans

what are the puritans a product of?

the protestant reformation

what was the protestant reformation?

when Martin Luther wrote 95 reasons the Catholic Church was bad, and started a reformation of anti-catholic sentiments

Why did the Puritans not like the Catholics?

they thought their churches to be overly extravagant and their teachings had strayed from God’s intent

Why did the puritans go from England to America?

they were trying to rid themselves of sinful people and practices in England and went to america because there wasn’t many other faiths to compete with and they could get a fresh start.

what are calvinists?

people who believe God decides before birth whether you go to heaven or hell, and throughout your life you will be given signs indicating if you are elected or damned.

what were signs you were elected?

you produced many children, you were stronger, more fortunate, and had genuine faith.

what were signs you were damned?

infertile, sickly, disabled, unfortunate, undevoted.

how were puritans generally personality wise?

nosy, intolerant, God fearing, close knit, and family oriented.

what did Puritans celebrate or hold events for?

nothing. they had no birthdays, no Christmas, nothing that wasn’t in the bible, all they did was work, pray, and sleep.

what was the great puritan migration?

when many puritans came across from the 1620s to 1640s.

what industries did the north east have?

logging, fishing, mining, industrial

why couldn’t the North east do agriculture?

hilly terrain, rocky soil, cold climate

what are covenant communities?

closely knit communities of the North east United under god.

why did they live in close, more compact communities?

so they could watch their neighbors for sinful behavior, they didn’t have large plantations, and because of their geography.

what form of government did New Englanders have?

direct democracy and theocracy

why did the Puritans have direct democracy?

because of how close they were to each other, they were able to hold meetings in town halls and have a lot more opinion in government.

who was Roger Williams?

He was an extremely religious man, looking to separate church from state because he didn’t want the government interfering with worship.

what happened to Roger Williams?

He was kicked out of Massachusetts bay, and met up with Native allies.

what did Roger Williams found?

the colony of Rhode Island.