Period 2

Spanish Colonization Goals

Set up large plantations in the Caribbean, expand land into Southwest US, spread Catholicism to Natives

French/Dutch Colonization Goals

Establish fur trade monopoly, participate in mercantilist economy

British Colonization Goals

Provide economic opportunities, religious freedom, extract resources for Britain

Chesapeake Region

Marshy soil, tobacco cultivation, sharp class divide, Anglican Church influence

New England Region

Healthier environment, Puritan culture, Great Migration, religious intolerance

Middle Colonies

Ideal for cereal crops, Quakerism, ethnically diverse, mixed economy

Southern Colonies

Labor-intensive crops, Anglican Church, diverse demographics

Pueblo Revolt

Spanish-Native conflict, religious syncretism, decreased encomienda system

Bacon’s Rebellion

Conflict over land, shift to African slave labor, rebellion against Natives

Metacom’s War

Cultural misunderstandings, private property disputes, English-Native conflicts

The Enlightenment

John Locke's ideas, American Revolution influence, political and cultural evolution

The Great Awakening

Religious movement, emotionalism in services, division within churches

Navigation Acts

Control trade terms, British-colonial relationship changes, salutary neglect period

Consumer Revolution

European arts popularity, Georgian style, circulation of ideas in colonies

English Colonies Slavery

Royal African Company, Stono Rebellion, New York Conspiracy Trials