Study for Hummanites test
Dates:
1607:
May 13, the first permanent English colony is founded in Jamestown, Virginia
1618-1619
House of Burgesses was established
When the first Africans arived
1619:
July 30, Virginia’s House of Burgesses convenes; it is the first legislative assembly in English North America
Founding of the 1621
December 25, Massachusetts governor William Bradford forbids game-playing on Christmas Day.
Bible says not to play on that day.
Christmas celebrations banned.
Could not say Merry Christmas in New England
Bacons rebellion:
Was the first rebeliion in North American colonies.
Discontended frontiersmen (white & black) took part.
The alliance between European indentured servants and africans disburted the colonial upper class
Responded by hardening the racial caste of slavery in an attempt to divide the two raced from susquent united uprisings with the passage of the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
King Philips war:
June 24, King Philps war begins
Relative to the size of the population this conflict between the New England colonists and the Mohegans, Naragansetts, Nipmucks, Podunks, and Wampanoages
was the deadliest in American history
Much of new engnland was destory, but the colonists prevailed
Following the death of Ousamequin in 1662, his son and heir, Metacom - was known as King Philip by the English
Colonist demanded the peace agreement should mean the Wampanoag hand over any guns and hanged three of the tribe for murder in 1675
Metacome refused and led an uprising of the Wampanoag, Nipmuch, Pocumtuck, and Marragansett tribes
After 14 months of horrific fighting. Narragansett defeatdd in 1676 and their chief was killed
The arrival of 1619 of the first African:
August, a Dutch ship carries 20 African slaves to Viginia. We know they weren’t the first slaves
The founding of the House of Burgages
It was the first elected legistaltive assembly July 30, Virginia’s House of Burgesses convenes
First legislative assembly in English North America.
Last of the French and Indian wars
Known to the Europeans as the war of the Austrian Succession
Third in a series of Anglo-French colonial wars
King George war had been brought upon by the death of Charles VI
How race-based slavery developed
If you run away and are missing for 6 months, you owe those 6 months plus another 6 months
English and African women played different roles
If an indentured servant ran away with a black person who was a servant for life, the white servant had to serve additional time to compensate
Benjamin Franklin
Born in 1701
In 1751, published his observations concerning the increase of mankind
Most influential essay written by an American colonist
1752 June, he demonstrated that lightning is a form of electricty by flying a kite
Key during a thunderstorm
Words to know:
Sovereignty - ownership
Extraction - to remove usually with force
Piedmont - high land above coastal plains
Tidewater- coastal VA
Bondage - slavery, the act of being a slave
Primary Sources - a source we use that is from out past and historically accurate
Colony - a place under control of another contry, cultral elimination, a place, extraction
Fur trade - one of the main econonmic ventures in north america,a ttracting compettition from many
Headright System - land distribution system where indentured servants who complete their servitude get land
Paradigm - model
Poly got - many languages
Mercatillism - economic concept behind the success of the English colonies
Triangular Trade - a historical syste mof three-legged trade routes connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americans from the 17th to the 18th centuries
Fascism - an idealism that emphaizes supremancy over a nation anf dictorial leadership
Colonialism - the fight for soverignty a place, settlement, extraction
Coup - a sudden, unlawful siezure of power
Coup d’etat - a sudden, unlawful seizure of power by a small gorup
Allegory - a stroy that has a hidden meaning, an extended metaphor
Metephor - a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating on is other without using “like” or “as”
Settler Colonialism - large scale migration of settlers to a territory/colony displacing or replacing indenous people
Exploitative Colonialism - more focus on extracting resources and wealth with less emphasis on settlement
Native American Soverightny - North American was a land of many soverign people. It is estimated that up to 15 million people lived North of Mexican territory, and at least 30 million lived in Mexico and Central America in 1492. During the pre-Columbian era, there were thought to be over 1,000 Native American Civilizations.
Study this!
1607 = The year when the first permanent english colony was founded in Jamestown, Virgina
House of Burgesses = Established in 1618-1619, it was the first legislative assembly in Englihs North America
Bacon’s Rebellion = It was na uprising in colonial Virginia in 1676 led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berekely’s rule.
What started Bacon’s Rebellion? = It was led by Nathaniel Bacon aganist colonial governor William Berkeley, after Berkely refused Bacon’s request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia
Founding of the 1621 = December 25, Massachusetts governor William Bradford forbids game-playing on Christmas Day. Bible says not to play on that day, celebrations banned, and can not say Merry Christmas in New England.
King Philip’s War = A deadly conflict between new England colonists and Native American tribes, resulting in signifcant destruction and loss of life.
Who is King Philip? = Thye conflict between Native American tribes, primarily the wampanoges led by Metacom called “King Philip” by the English form 1675 to 1676.
The arrival of 1619 of the First African slaves = In August 1619, a dutch ship brought 20 African slaves to Virginia, marking their first known arrival.
Last of the French and Indian war = It was known as the war of the Austrian Succession. Third in a seires of Anglo-french colonial wars. King george war had been brought upon by the death of Charles VI.
What is Race-based slavery? = It is a system where individuals are enslaved based on their race or ethnicity and held for life based on theri race.
What are some terms about race-based slavery? = If you ran away and are missing for 6 months you ow double that. Enlish and African women played different roles. If a white indentured servant ran away iwht a black servant who was eslaved fo rlife, the white servant had to work longer to make up for it.
Benjamin Franklin = Born in 1701 he was an American intellectual, inventor, and politician. He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
What did he demonstrate? = 1752 June, he demonstrated that lighting is a form of electricity by flying a kite. Key during a thunderstorm.