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The document defines several key terms: - Proprietary Colony: A colony governed solely by proprietors who owned the land and imposed taxes. This allowed proprietors to potentially grow rich. - Quakers: A religious group started in 1660 that opposed violence and believed in conscience, revelation, and inner light. They continue to practice pacifism, social equality, and simplicity. - Navigation Acts: Laws passed in 1660-1663 that restricted trade between colonies and other countries, requiring trade to occur between colonies and Britain on British ships.
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The throne was declared vacant by abdication, and William was pronounced king of all Britain on February 1689.
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The document discusses the origins and development of slavery in colonial America. It describes how Africans were captured and brought to the colonies through the transatlantic slave trade. Initially, indentured servitude was more common than slavery, but Bacon's Rebellion and the increasing profitability of slave labor led plantation owners to replace indentured servants with enslaved Africans. Laws were passed in Virginia and other colonies in the 1600s-1700s that defined the legal status of slaves as property and restricted their rights. The Royal African Company played a key role in expanding the British slave trade during this period.
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The early British colonies were established for economic reasons, with the first being Jamestown in 1607. Tobacco became a profitable crop in Virginia while indentured servitude provided labor. Self-governance emerged with the Virginia House of Burgesses and Mayflower Compact. Puritans founded "New England" seeking religious freedom. The Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies became centers of Puritan life. Quakers also sought religious freedom in Pennsylvania. Through the 1600-1700s, 13 colonies grew under mercantilism but developed identities and tastes for self-determination that would lead to independence.
Early British Colonies U.S. History
The early British colonies were established for economic reasons, with the first being Jamestown in 1607. Tobacco became a profitable crop in Virginia while indentured servitude provided labor. Self-governance emerged through entities like the Virginia House of Burgesses and Mayflower Compact. Puritans founded colonies like Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay to escape religious persecution in England. The 13 original colonies developed diverse economies while remaining tied to England through the Navigation Acts; however, they gained a growing spirit of self-determination.
Causes of American Revolution
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763, taxation acts like the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts, and resistance events like the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and Intolerable Acts. It provides context on how these events increased tensions between the American colonies and British Parliament and were motivations for the colonies declaring independence.
His 121 chapter 4 the imperial perspective
This document provides an overview of royal control and governance in the British North American colonies from the 1600s to the 1700s. It discusses:
1) How the colonies were established under royal charters and continued as dependencies of the Crown, with officials appointed by the King.
2) How mercantilist policies like the Navigation Acts were enacted to regulate trade between England/colonies and restrict colonial commerce. Enforcement waxed and waned over time.
3) How the English Civil Wars and Glorious Revolution impacted control, and how the Dominion of New England consolidated royal authority for a time in the late 1600s.
4) How the period of "Salutary Neglect
Soc studies #8 southern colonies
The document summarizes the history and development of the Southern colonies in British North America. It discusses the founding of Jamestown in 1607 and the early struggles of the colony. It also covers the establishment of cash crops like tobacco, the growth of slavery, and the creation of representative assemblies in the colonies of Virginia and Maryland. The Southern colonies depended on the labor of enslaved Africans to produce lucrative export crops.
Virginia First
Virginia was the first English colony in North America, founded at Jamestown in 1607. Key events that occurred in Virginia include the first representative assembly in the New World (1619), the first assertion of no taxation without representation (1624), and the first calls for independence and proposals of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Patrick Henry who were pivotal in the founding of the United States and shaping its government were all from Virginia. Virginia contributed greatly to Westward expansion and ideals of democracy, religious freedom, and public education that have defined America.
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The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution:
1) Religious leaders like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield sparked the Great Awakening, helping to religiously unify the colonies in the mid-1700s.
2) Britain passed navigation acts in the 1600s requiring colonies to trade only with Britain, upsetting colonists by the 1750s with strict enforcement.
3) The French and Indian War resulted in British control over North America but left Britain in debt, leading them to impose taxes on the colonies without representation.
4) Growing tensions erupted with the Boston Tea Party, prompting Britain to punish Boston with the Intolerable Acts, uniting the colonies against Britain
Chapter 4 Thirteen English Colonies
The document summarizes life in the 13 English colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries. It describes the founding and development of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Key aspects covered include the religious motivations for different colonies, forms of government and rights that emerged, the growth of slavery, and social hierarchies that developed in colonial society.
The American Revolution
The document discusses the events leading up to the American Revolution from the 1700s through the Revolutionary War in the 1770s. It describes how England's debts from the French and Indian War led them to impose taxes on the American colonies through acts like the Stamp Act and Tea Act. Tensions rose and the Boston Tea Party occurred in protest. The Intolerable Acts in response sparked the First Continental Congress and ultimately war between the colonies and Britain, culminating in American independence being recognized in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Theme 4 pt 2 the english in north america
The document summarizes the early English colonies in North America, including New England and the Carolinas. It describes how the Puritans founded Plymouth in 1620 and the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 under John Winthrop's leadership. It also discusses how the Carolinas attracted farmers and indentured servants and how Georgia was established in the 1720s with funding from Parliament to use small family farms instead of slave plantations.
Chapter 4 from colonies to states 1607 1776
Discusses major events in U.S. History from 1607-1776 and the developing appetite for independence from England in the North American Colonies
His 121 chapter 2
The document summarizes the initial settling of the British colonies in North America, including:
- The founding of Jamestown in 1607 by the Virginia Company in the Chesapeake region, where they encountered the Powhatan people led by Chief Powhatan. John Smith helped the struggling colony survive.
- Maryland was founded in 1634 by Cecilius Calvert as a proprietary colony for Catholics.
- The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 seeking religious freedom, led by John Winthrop. Other New England colonies included Plymouth and Rhode Island.
- The Carolinas and middle colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware were also established in the 17th
Coming of the Revolution
Summary of major events leading to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution beginning with Bacon's Rebellion
Opening of the Colonies
From Columbus, Mercantilism, the Navigation Acts, Triangular Trade and the first British settlements, this is an overview of the first unit.
HIS 131
This document provides an overview of the colonial population and economy in British North America from the 17th to 18th centuries. It discusses the origins and diversity of the early colonies, the development of imperial control through laws like the Navigation Acts, and the growth of the colonial population through immigration, indentured servitude, and the rise of slavery. It also summarizes the major economic activities in the North (varied farming and commercial trade) and South (cash crop plantation agriculture relying on tobacco, rice, and indigo).
Coming of the American Revolution
The document summarizes key events leading up to the American Revolution from 1763 to 1776 in 3 sentences:
1) The Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Intolerable Acts imposed new taxes on the colonies and restricted settlement, angering colonists and leading to acts of protest like boycotts.
2) Conflicts like the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and battles of Lexington and Concord escalated tensions, with the Continental Congresses organizing colonial resistance and the Continental Army.
3) By 1776, influential pamphlets like Common Sense advocated for American independence from Britain, which the Second Continental Congress would go on to
Group 1 presentation douglass
This document provides historical context about slavery in the United States through a timeline and descriptions of key events and people. It also summarizes Frederick Douglass' life journey from slavery to becoming an influential abolitionist and reformer. The timeline outlines the introduction and growth of slavery in the US from 1619 to its official end in 1865. Frederick Douglass' narrative is then summarized, including his escape from slavery, life in the north, publications advocating abolition, and later roles in civil rights and politics.
Unit01_1Colonization
- European settlement of North America began in the 17th century, with Virginia being the first successful English colony founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company. Jamestown served as the first permanent English settlement.
- The New England colonies were founded for religious reasons in the 1620s-1630s by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking freedom of worship. They established representative governments and had tensions with Native Americans.
- The middle colonies developed with the Dutch founding New Amsterdam in the 1600s before being taken over by the English. Pennsylvania provided religious freedom which attracted Quakers. The French founded Quebec in 1608 to exploit resources in Canada.
Pre-Revolution Timeline - Period 1
Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 was an early instance of colonial defiance of authority. The Navigation Acts and other laws enforced by the Board of Trade and writs of assistance led to growing tensions between Britain and its colonies over taxation and trade. The French and Indian War resulted in new lands for Britain but also the Proclamation of 1763, angering colonists. A series of taxation acts, along with events like the Boston Massacre and Tea Party, prompted the First and Second Continental Congresses and battles at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill, moving the colonies towards open conflict and a declaration of independence.
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Words to know
- 1. Mike Boyas, Robert Kaufman, and Samantha Rodriguez Words to Know
- 2. A colony in which the proprietors (land owners) are the sole governors and retain the rights normally given to the state. Generally, the proprietors were friends of the king. Proprietors hoped to grow rich from annual fees or taxes they imposed on citizens. (Blum 36). Proprietary Colony
- 3. The process through which a country obtains land that was previously lost. Reconquest
- 4. Members of the religious Society of Friends started in 1660 by George Fox, who greatly opposed violent actions of any type. The Quakers believe in conscience, revelation, and the “inner light.” The Quakers continue to this day to practice pacifism, social equality, integrity, and simplicity. (Blum 40) (http://www.quakerinfo.org/). Quakers
- 5. The Navigation Acts were passed in 1660 and 1663. They restricted colonial trade routes exclusively between the colony and its mother country, particularly between Great Britain and the British Colonies in America. They specifically: forbade all trade with colonies except in ships owned and constructed by England (with at least three quarters of the crew being British, forbade the transportation from the colonies to any place other than England, and forbade any goods from Europe to be sent to the colonies. (Blum 34). Navigation Acts
- 6. William Penn received the colony which later became Pennsylvania in payment for a debt the king owed his father. According to the charter of 1681, Penn was required to enforce the Navigation acts, submit to the laws of the king, allow appeals to the king from Pennsylvania courts, and provide and Anglican minister whenever 20 or more colonists asked for one. The charter permitted William Penn to begin the English Quaker Colony of Pennsylvania. (Blum 41). William Penn Charter