2.3 key info from notes pt 1 Flashcards
who drew up the first written constitution in American history? - and what did it establish?
The Hartfords, a group that founded Connecticut - establishing representative government with a legislature elected by popular vote and a governor chosen by that legislature.
which 2 areas were combined to form Connecticut?
New Haven and Hartford
what was King Charles purpose in creating New Hampshire?
hoping to increase royal control over the colonies, as he made it a royal colony subject to the authority of an appointed governor
How did you become a Puritan in New Hampshire
you had to have a confirmed religious experience, a conversion
What was the purpose of a halfway covenant?
to maintain the Church’s influence and membership so people could be partial members even if they had not felt a conversion
What makes a colony a “restoration colony?”
if they were new colonies founded in the late 17th century during a period known as the restoration, referring to the restoration of the monarchy under King Charles III following a brief period of republican rule under a Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell
what caused the founding of the Carolinas?
Charles II awarded a huge tract of land between Virginia and Spanish Florida to eight nobles as a reward for helping him gain the throne; these nobles became lord proprietors of the carolinas.
south carolina founders:
a few colonists from england and some planters from the island of barbados founded Charleston in 1670
How did geography shape the trading economy in south carolina
it allowed the southern economy to be based on the trade they did with the west indies.
What was created to help the economy of South Carolina? How did this change the demographic of workers?
rice-growing plantations and this was run by enslaved africans
