Chapter 3: British North America

Skin color

became a marker of an all- encompassing division between the two races (white and black)

Nathaniel Bacon

started a rebellion against the governer because he would not attack the Native Americans but eventually failed.

Planters

justifies the use of an enslaved workforce by claiming that white workers were "good for nothing.

Maryland

In 1632, was established in the hopes of creating a haven for Catholics (which was unsuccessful thanks to Puritans)

European slavers

transported millions of Africans across the ocean in a journey known as the Middle Passage.

The Pueblo Revolt

Several thousand Puebloan warriors razed the Spanish countryside and Santa Fe, killing 400 people.

Middle Passage

For the enslaved Africans, the was the middle of three distinct journeys from Africa to the Americans (overland journey in Africa, the oceanic trip, and transportation to the American location of enslavement) Turmoil in Britain.

King Phillips War

An armed conflict between indigenous inhabitants of New England and colonists.

Middle Passage

For the captains and crews of slave ships, the was one leg in the maritime trade in sugar and American goods, manufactured European commodities, and enslaved Africans.

English Civil War

Civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I

Pequot War

Armed Puritans from the colonies went into Native American territory intending to attack the Pequots, massacring them

Mystic Massacre

The killing of Pequots during the Pequot War in the hopes of providing stability and security to the English

Bacon's Rebellion

Rebellion started by Nathaniel Bacon because the governor would not attack Native Americans when tensions were high due to other incidents between colonists and Susquehannocks

Chattel slavery

Slavery where those of a certain-race (those of African origin) are considered property and not human

The 1660s

What decade marked a turning point for slavery in English colonies?

They did, but they died quickly from either disease or starvation and the demands of plantations were relentless so another source of labor was required

Why did colonizers not enslave Native Americans?

One leg in the maritime trade in sugar and American goods, manufactured European commodities, and enslaved Africans

What was the Middle Passage to slavers?

The middle of three distinct journeys from Africa to the Americas (overland journey in Africa, the oceanic trip, and transportation to the American location of enslavement)

What was the Middle Passage to enslaved Africans?

Because Catholic and Protestant English monarchs were fighting for supremacy and were deeming their enemies to he heretics

Why was religion causing conflict in 16th century England?

6 colonies declared allegiance to the dead monarch's son, which did not please Parliment

How did the execution of Charles I challenge American neutrality?