QUIZ 3 - Class 5: Virginia, Barbados, England vs. France, and Bacon's Rebellion

America's Original Sin

The term used for chatel slavery in America, and was relevant in all 13 colonies

Royal Colony

Ran by a privy council who had veto power over the colony's legislation, and had the Church of England pushed

Barbados

Carribean West Indies sugar island, owned by Great Britain

Sugar Island

Islands in the Caribbean/West Indies ran by the French, British, etc, with the purpose of producing cash crops, specifically sugar

Draconian

Unnecessarily harsh

Barbados Slave Code

1. Set stage for colonial degradation of slaves

2. Had an intense growing season

3. Dehumanized slaves

4 P's of Slavery

1. Property

2. Permanent

3. Perpetual

4. Portugal

England vs. France

Both wanted to expand in the New World

What were the problems with New France?

1. No incentives to move

2. No farming due to weather and fur trade

3. No family

4. No Hugenots allowed

5. No land grants, unlike Virginia

6. No autonomy

Hugenots

French Protestants who were not allowed into New France

Autocracy

A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

Church of England Religious Threats

1. Quakers

2. Catholics

3. Puritans

4. Jews

5. Protestants

Seigneurs

The French wealthy landlords

Habitants

The French working class

Salem Witch Trials (1692)

19 killed, 172 accused, wasn't stopped by Puritan leaders

What did the people of Salem want and experience?

1. Wanted autonomy like the colonies around them

- Separation of church and state from theocracy

2. Experienced hysteria due to Natives

What is the Tidewater associated with?

1. House of Burgesses

2. FFV

3. Indentured servitude

Indentured Servant

A servant who worked a contract of 5-7 years in exchange for paid passage to the colonies

Freemen

Indentured servants who had their contract ended

What problems did Governor Berkeley have with the freemen?

1. Did not like them trespassing the Natives' land

2. Feared the Natives getting mad

What were the results of Bacon's Rebellion?

1. Jamestown burned

2. The switch from indentured servitude to chattel slavery was made

3. The King of England became fearful of a posslbe revolt

- Saw Jamestown burnt

Abraham Lincoln

The 16th president of the United States, vowed to end the expansion of slavery

Why did the South not like Abraham Lincoln?

Abraham Lincoln decreased political power due to the end of the expansion of slavery

What was the South's response to Abraham Lincoln?

The South seceded from the Union, which led to the start of the Civil War

Pawns

A group or person used by others for their own purposes

- The Spanish used slaves and Natives as their pawns, and armed them

Quakers

Also called the society of friends, believed in a personal relationship with God, and the Holy Spirit guiding them

What set the Quakers apart from other religious groups during this time?

1. Did not like the Church of England, King, or Parliament

2. Pacifists, and refused to go to war

3. Did not like the Dual E Policy

- Strove for peace with Natives

4. Religious tolerance

Tribalization

The adaptation of stateless peoples to the demands imposed on them by neighboring states

Covenant Chain

The Iroquois Confederacy's alliance with New York

Middle Passage

The journey from Africa to the Americas

Salutary Neglect

A loose leash of control, held over the colonies by Britain

Why was salutary neglect put in place?

1. No wars going on, therefore no taxation on the colonies was required

2. Too big of a distance between Britain and the British colonies for enforcement

The Navigational Act

The Navigational act stating all trade must be done on British ships

Innumerated Goods Act

The Navigational act stating all innumerated goods (cash crops) must be sent to Britain and no other country

Staple Act

The Navigational act stating that there is a tariff on imported foreign goods

Molasses Act

The Navigational act stating there is a tariff on imported molasses

Why was rum important in the colonies?

1. Traded throughout the colonies

2. Massachusetts and New York manufactured rum

3. Big colonial rum market

What would happen if the Molasses Act was enforced?

If the Molasses Act was enforced:

1. The colonial rum market would have crashed due to Massachusetts and New York not being able to produce enough rum to keep up with demand

2. Barbados would not be able to produce enough sugar for rum to be made. Only produced 1x, while they needed 2-4x to supply the market