History Module 2

What did Charles II do between the 1660s and 1680s?

Added more possessions to England’s North American holdings by establishing the Restoration colonies of New York and New Jersey (taking these areas from the Dutch) as well as Pennsylvania and the Carolinas. Also enacted the mercantilist Navigation Acts, although many colonial merchants ignored them because enforcement remained lax.

Charles I:

Ascended the English throne in 1625 and soon married a French Catholic princess, Henrietta Maria who was not well liked by English Protestants because she openly practiced Catholicism during her husband’s reign.

What is English interregnum also known as?

Time between kings.

What are proprietary colonies?

The king gave each colony to a trusted individual, family, or group.

What was the Yamasee War (1715-1718)?

An effort by a coalition of local tribes to drive away the European invaders. This native effort to force the newcomers back across the Atlantic nearly succeeded in annihilating the Carolina colonies.

Who was George Fox and what did he believe?

Founder of Quakerism in England.

Immediacy of God’s teachings and guidance, life and example of Jesus Christ is relevant in needs to be put into practice right now.

He believed that special buildings were irrelevant.

Christ teachings were applicable to every aspect of someone’s life.

What were the two duties of government according to William Penn?

To terrify evildoers and to cherish those who do well.

Who did William Penn reserve the death penalty for?

People who committed treason and murderers.

By the end of the 1600s (17th century), English colonies dominated the coastline of North America, and the four major colonies developed in unanticipated ways, what are those ways?

The economy and trade had developed in unanticipated ways.

The population had grown dramatically.

Self-government had become accepted practice.

Religious practices had changed.

Mercantilism:

Is an economic theory that says that government should promote a favorable balance of trade.

Imperialism:

The practice of extending a country’s power by controlling the economic and political activities of other territories and people.

What order did these events occur?

Jamestown Founded

Jamestown’s first tobacco crop exported

Jamestown’s “starving time”

Pocahontas and John Rolfe married

Twenty Africans brought to Jamestown

1. Jamestown founded

2. Jamestown’s “starving time”

3. Pocahontas and John Rolfe married

4. Jamestown’s first tobacco crop exported

5. Twenty Africans brought to Jamestown

In what order did these events occur?

Mayflower Compact signed

Massachusetts Bay Colony founded

King James version of the Bible first published

England separated from the catholic church under King Henry VIII

Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation

1. Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation

2. England separated from the Catholic church under King Henry VIII

3. King James version of the Bible first published

4. Mayflower Compact signed

5. Massachusetts Bay Colony founded

In what order did these events occur?

Laws and Liberties issues by the Massachusetts General Court

King Philip’s War (Metacom’s War)

Anne Hutchinson banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Harvard College founded

Roger Williams banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

1. Roger Williams banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

2. Harvard College founded

3. Anne Hutchinson banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

4. Laws and Liberties issues by Massachusetts General Court

5. King Philip’s War (Metacom’s War)

In what order did these events occur?

William Penn died

Charles II granted William Penn a charter for Pennsylvania

Mason-Dixon Line defined

Penn and the first settlers arrived in Pennsylvania

George Fox founded Quakerism

1. George Fox founded Quakerism

2. Charles II granted William Penn a charter for Pennsylvania

3. Penn and the first settlers arrived in Pennsylvania

4. William Penn died

5. Mason-Dixon Line identified

In what order did these events occur?

French and Indian War began

British captured Montreal

Albany Congress

Treaty of Paris signed

La Salle claimed Louisiana for the French

1. La Salle claimed Louisiana for the French

2. French and Indian War began

3. Albany Congress

4. British captured Montreal

5. Treat of Paris signed