2.3 key info from notes pt 2 Flashcards
Unlike South Carolina, how did geography NOT help shape the trading economy?
because the region had very few good harbors and poor transportation
What was created to help the economy of North Carolina?
Small, sufficient tobacco farms run by farmers from Virginia and New England.
What was Charles II’s & Duke of York’s (aka James II) purpose in creating New York?
to consolidate holdings along the Atlantic coast and close the gap between New england and the Chesapeake colonies.
What did James II order? How did this anger the colonists living there?
He ordered new taxes, duties, and rents without the consent of a representative assembly. he insisted that no assembly should be allowed in his colony. this angered the colonists as it was seen as Taxation without Representation
How was New Jersey created?
King James split the territory of New Jersey in two as he believed ot was too big. He gave one man the west and another the east. Eventually, these men sold their interests to a group of quakers.l land titles in the jerseys changed hands often and inaccurate property lines added to the confusion. so the crown decided to settle matters by combining the two jerseys into a single royal colony, called new jersey.
key info on new jersey:
- the east and west were initially split by king james I
- to attract settlers, the east and west initially made generous offers and allowed religious freedom and assembly
How was Pennsylvania created?
The royal family gave this land to a military and political leader, William Penn, in payment of a debt. The land became known as Penn’s woods, or Pennsylvania
How did William Penn (the son) help with the development of the Pennsylvania colony?
Unlike the colonial proprietors, who governed from England, Penn actually crossed the ocean to supervise the founding of Philadelphia and the Delaware River
How was Delaware created?
in 1702, Penn granted the lower three countries of Pennsylvania their own assembly; in effect, Delaware became a separate colony
house of burgess
the Virginia company encouraged settlement by guaranteeing to settlers the same rights as resident of England. in 1619, Virginia colonists organized the first representative assembly in America, the house of burgess.
mayflower compact
aboard the mayflower in 1620 the pilgrims drew up and signed a document in which they pledged to make decisions by the will of the majority, known as the Mayflower compact. This was an early self-government and a rudimentary written constitution
limits to colonial democracy
despite these democratic steps, women, landless males, indentured servants, and enslaved people had little to no rights. showing that the gradual development of democratic ideas in the colonies coexisted with antidemocratic practices such as slavery and the widespread mistreatment of American Indians.
