British America Flashcards
What was the main effects of piracy?
- 2400 ships and their goods were captured or destroyed
- cost of trading went up as traders had to take out expensive insurance
- They created fear for traders
Who is Black Sam bellamy?
- Began piracy in 1716
- first pirate ship was the Marianne
- 1717 his ship stopped most of the trade in the chespeake bay
- he died 1717
- he sunk 50 ships
Who is Blackbeard?
- He captained the Rvenge, 150 men and 12 cannon
- He made a fortune from capturing a french slave ship
- he captures £100,000
- British Navy were afraid of him
- Helped set up pirate bases
- He gained the protection of the governer in North Carolina through bribes
How was piracy supressed?
- King George I’s proclomation
gave pardon to pirates
anyone who caught pirate given reward
consequnce: 500 pirates went to recieve pardon but many returned to - The piracy Act
Reinforced earlier law allowed pirate to be executed
part of the transportation act
consequence: a privateer sailed to nassau to become governer and put pirates on trial
110 pirates were hanged
3. Governer Spotwood Spotwood governer of Virginia gave rewards for pirates captures consequence; kills blackbeard after 1725 very few pirates remained
What was the impact of slavery on tobacco plantations?
- slaves provided labour
- slaves offered advice on farming
- tobacco production rose
- plantations with slaves made more profit
- slaves made up 35% of the population in Virginia
What was the impact of slavery on rice plantations?
- Slaves taught planters how to grow rice
- did manual work
- slaves given more responsibility
- helped make huge profit
Impact of slaves on colonial America?
- Huge profit made by planters led to rise in land prices
- white labourers could not compete with slaves
- slaves outnumber whites in some colonies
- slaves had no legal rights
- whites lived in fear of slave rebellions
What was life like on plantations for slaves?
- Slaves had little freedoms. They couldnt travel with permissions, sell goods for profit or own animals
- the few rights they had caused constant fear of rebellion amongst colonists
- some slaves escaped harship of work in the fields by developing skills
- if a slave did run away they would be whipped, branded or chained up
What happened if slaves ran away?
hunted by local white militants
number of runaway slaves increased when king of spain offered freedom to slaves
100 slaves had fled to Florida and established their own town
What was the stono rebellion?
a state revolt in south carolina
What caused the stono rebellion?
yellow fever which killed many slaves and survivors had to work extra hours
What happened in the stono rebellion?
20 slaves met by river bridge stole guns and killed owners of a local store and headed to florida
on way they killed 20 whites, burned plantations
white militia was formed and killed many of the slaves but about 30 escaped
consequences of stono rebellion?
slaves killed had heads put on posts
survivors executed
introduced negro act
What caused the new york conspiracy?
stono rebellion
war of jenkins ear
hard winter
What happened during the new york conspiracy?
burgulary of coins from merchants home
fort george set on fire
1741 Mary Burton told court she overheard plotters
man whites, slaves and spanish arrested and put on trial
What were the consequences of the new york conspiracy?
31 slaves and 4 whites executed
72 slaves deported
laws against slaves
What was the great awakening?
religious revival
What happened at the great awakening?
huge crowds met in field and listened to a preacher
Who was Edwards?
revalist minister who helped develop ideas behind great awakening
who was whitefield?
preacher from england who toured major towns of british america giving sermons in the open air
What consequences did the great awakening have?
50,000 people joined churches divided society supporters were the poorer classes power moved away from traditional church woman encouraged to preach made change in the future possible
What was the enlightenment?
People in charge of their lives and not god
world followed natural rules
government protect peoples rights
What was the consequences of the enlightenment?
education - number of schools increased. 10 free schools in virginals. number of colleges doubled
newspapers - one colonial newspaper, by 1776 there were 40
public libaries - 20 subscription libaries
Who was franklin?
made improvements to local communities
created some unis first subsription libaries
he wrote a gazette
craeted lightining rod and bifocial spectacles
What were the consequences of the king georges war?
british and french wanted to:
take land from each other
control main rivers
control fur trade
main events of the king georges war?
1.french has support of the majority of the native indians
2. iroquis agreed to stay out of war
3. 1745 british captured french fort
4. 1747 french tried to recapture louisbourg
5. 1747 iroquis joined british
6 1747 french and native americans take saratoga
7. 1748 teaty of Aix-la-Chapelle war is over
consequences of the king georges war?
iroqouis ended alliance
treaty that as signed made colonists feel abandoned
war left colonists dissapointed
war left colonists angry
