Arrival and Life in the New World Flashcards
Spain in the New World:
-wanted to get rich through exploration
-wanted to convert Natives to Catholics
France in the New World:
-wanted to make money off of fur trade
-rely on alliances with Natives
Dutch in the New World:
-trade empire
-struggled with military and to be profitable
English in the New World:
- religious and economic
-bring men and women to the New World
Who were the Métis?
the kids of French man and Native women
Importance of tobacco in the New World?
-successful for Virginia
-very labor intensive
-slaves
Colonies in the Chesapeake and Sothern Region:
-Virginia
-Carolinas
-Georgia
-Maryland
What was the Indentured Servitude?
working in exchange for the price of passage to America, later led to slavery
Colonies in the New England region:
-Massachusetts
-Connecticut
-Rhode Island
-New Hampshire
Things to know about the New England region:
-people came for religious purposes
-fishing and lumber drive the economy
Colonies in the Mid-Atlantic Region:
-New York
-New Jersey
-Pennsylvania
-Delaware
Things to know about the Mid-Atlantic Region:
-variety of people, British territory
-Major cities and trade hubs because region is in the middle of everything.
Joint Stock Company
allows larger financial investments to
be made (big for colonies)
Mercantilism
(Needed government regulation) an economic theory that the more you can export the better
Salutary Neglect
Colonies have a free hand in their affairs as long as they are profitable for England
Virginia House of Burgesses
(1619) the first elected legislative assembly in the colonies.
Navigation Acts
merchants in every colony were to ship good directly to England in English ships
Molasses Act
tightens control over colonial exports and manufacturing
Mayflower Compact
(1620) signed while on the Mayflower, pledging to establish a civil government with the
authority to enact laws.
Conflicts before the French Indian War were between who?
Britain (Red) vs. French and Native alliances (Blue) over land
Pequot War
Who? British with Native Alliances vs. Pequot people
Where? New England
When? 1634-1639
Why? to wipe out the Pequot people
King Philips War
Who? Natives vs. colonists
What? the deadliest war at the time. 5-10% of colonists, 40% of Wampanoag tribe die
Where? New England
When? 1675-1678
Why? leader King Philip was killed
Bacon’s Rebellion
Who? Nathaniel Bacon
Where? Jamestown, Virginia
When? 1676
Why? farmers in Virginia feel they are overtaxed.
Results of Bacon’s Rebellion:
Bacon storms Jamestown, takes over government, but then dies. Slavery is now an idea.
