US History

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what was the southern colonies motives for settlement? 

Economic opportunity and owning land

How was the southern colonies Geography?

Mild winters, Long growing seasons, and fertile soil favorable for agriculture.

what did the southern colonies Economy look like?

cash crops (crops grown for sell), with plantations in Virginia growing tobacco, while South Carolina plantations grew rice, and indigo.

What was the south settlement pattern?

Large farms (plantations) and also small farms.

what was the southern colonies, Labor?

indentured servants ( Early) who agreed to work for seven years. and shifted to slavery of Africans.

what was the southern colonies religion?

Church of England

Southern colonies Government

House of Burgesses ( Virgina)

elected by landowners

plantation owners held most of power.

what was the New England colonies motives for settlement?

were seeking religious freedom because it was against the law in England to not attend the church of England.

How was the New England colonies Geography?

Cold winters, short growing season, rocky soil, coastline with good harbors.

what did the New England colonies Economy look like?

small farms (subsistence farming growing just enough to feed your family). ship building. fishing and also shipping ( trade).

what was the new England colonies religion?

Puritans- no other religions allowed.

what was the New England colonies, Labor?

Family labor, labor contributed by family members to the household’s needs. and also kept few slaves.

what was the New England colonies Government?

Mayflower compact (agreement among the colonists to form a government)

town meetings (once a year men met to debate issues and elect town officers)

what was the middle colonies motives for settlement? 

Religious freedom and Economic opportunity.

How was the middle colonies Geography?

Mild climate and fertile soil

what did the middle colonies Economy look like?

family farms, Wheat flour (breadbasket of the colonies) and also shipping (trade).

What was the middle colonies settlement pattern?

New york ( dutch settlers) and pennsylvania (Quakers)

what was the middle colonies, Labor?

family labor, labor contributed by family members to the household’s need. Indentured servants who agreed to work for seven years pay. and also some slaves.

what was the middle colonies religion?

Toleration ( freedom) for most Christan churches.

Quakers

What is Mercantilism?

Economic system in which colonies existed to make the mother country wealthier

Example

Colonies supplied England with resources and brought English goods.

what are raw materials?

Natural resources used to make other products

Example

Tabacco,lumber,rice,indigo.

what is manufactured Goods?

Products made from raw materialsc

Example

Furniture

Tools

cloth

what is the navigation acts?

English laws designed to control colonial trade

Example

Certain colonial goods could only be sold to England.

What is the Triangular trade?

Atlantic trading networks connecting Europe,Africa,The Americas, and the Caribbeans.

what is the middle passage?

• part of the triangular trade where Africans were shipped to America as part of the slave trade.

example of how it was?

• Enslaved Africans were packed tightly aboard ships in brutal conditions, many died from disease, starvation, and abuse.

Who is king george lll (1760-1820)

• Last king of America

• Head of the British government and ruler of the colonies

• Appointed Royal governors over colonies to enforce British laws

What was Parliament?

British legislature that (made) laws.

why was it important?

passed laws for the colonies, including Navigation Acts

what was a Royal Governor?

Appointed by a king to govern a colony

why was it important?

Enforced British laws.

What was colonial assemblies?

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Elected assemblies that made laws for the colonies.

why was it important?

colonist became used to having a voice in their government.

what were the rights of Englishman?

Rights held by people living in England: no taxation without representation, right to a jury trial, etc.

why was it important?

Colonist believed they had the same rights

what was salutary neglect?

Britain’s policy of not enforcing its laws over the colonies

why was it important?

Colonists got used to self-government

what is self-Government?

people making decisions about their own communities

why is it important?

Colonist gained experience electing representatives and making local decisions.

what was the Great Awakening?

A Religious revival that spread through the colonies during 1730s-1740s

Who was George Whitefield?

A traveling preacher that attracted huge crowds throughout the colonies.

who was Johathan edwards?

Infuential new England preacher during the Great awakening

what is religious Liberty?

Encouraged greater religious diversity and individual choice.

what is Challenge to authority?

Encourged ordinary people to question traditional religious movement.

what is shared colonial experience?

people in different colonies participated in the same religious movement

what was the political impact of the first Greak awakening?

Helped create a spirit of questioning and dissent connected to idea of self-government

Who created this image and what message did the person who created it want to communicate?

Created by Benjamin Franklin to encourage colonial unity. the divided snake represented the colonies, while the message join, or die warned that the colonies needed to work together for the common defense.

What was the french and indiana war ? (1754-1763)

Britian and its American colonist fought France and its Native American allies for control of territory in North America land. Britain won the war and gained a large amount of territory, but the war left britain deeply in debt.

what was the Albany plan?

Benjamin franklin proposed that the colonies unite under a common government to coordinate their defense during the war. the plan was rejected, but it was an early attempt at colonial unity.

what was the End of salutary neglect?

After the war with the french and native americans, Britan kept a permanent army in America to defend its newly won territory and protect the colonies.

leaders in British believed the colonists should help pay the cost of their own defense, leading parliament that made laws for the colonies, to impose new taxes and more striclty enforce their laws.

what was the proclamation of 1763 that British enforced on the colonial? and what was the colonial reaction?

Banned settlement west of Appalachian Mountains

the colonial reaction

colonial ignored it

what was the Sugar act of 1764 that British enforced on the colonial?

and what was the colonial reaction?

Taxed sugar and molasses

the colonial reaction

protested taxation without representation and organized boycotts

what was the stamp act of 1765 that British enforced on the colonial?

what was the coloinal reaction?

Required a tax stamp on printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and licenses.

the colonial reaction?

Stamp Act congress argued parliament could not tax the colonies because they had no representatives in parliament.

what was the stamp act repealed and Declaratory act that British enforced?

parliament repealed stamp Act but declared it had the right to make laws for the colonies.

the colonies reaction?

the colonies celebrated