British America

Question 1

What was the main effects of piracy?

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

Who is Black Sam bellamy?

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

Who is Blackbeard?

Answer 3

• 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

Question 4

How was piracy supressed?

Answer 4

1. 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
2. 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

Question 5

What was the impact of slavery on tobacco plantations?

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

What was the impact of slavery on rice plantations?

Answer 6

• Slaves taught planters how to grow rice
• did manual work
• slaves given more responsibility
• helped make huge profit

Question 7

Impact of slaves on colonial America?

Answer 7

• 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

Question 8

What was life like on plantations for slaves?

Answer 8

• 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

Question 9

What happened if slaves ran away?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What was the stono rebellion?

Answer 10

a state revolt in south carolina

Question 11

What caused the stono rebellion?

Answer 11

yellow fever which killed many slaves and survivors had to work extra hours

Question 12

What happened in the stono rebellion?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

consequences of stono rebellion?

Answer 13

slaves killed had heads put on posts
survivors executed
introduced negro act

Question 14

What caused the new york conspiracy?

Answer 14

stono rebellion
war of jenkins ear
hard winter

Question 15

What happened during the new york conspiracy?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What were the consequences of the new york conspiracy?

Answer 16

31 slaves and 4 whites executed
72 slaves deported
laws against slaves

Question 17

What was the great awakening?

Answer 17

religious revival

Question 18

What happened at the great awakening?

Answer 18

huge crowds met in field and listened to a preacher

Question 19

Who was Edwards?

Answer 19

revalist minister who helped develop ideas behind great awakening

Question 20

who was whitefield?

Answer 20

preacher from england who toured major towns of british america giving sermons in the open air

Question 21

What consequences did the great awakening have?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What was the enlightenment?

Answer 22

People in charge of their lives and not god
world followed natural rules
government protect peoples rights

Question 23

What was the consequences of the enlightenment?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Who was franklin?

Answer 24

made improvements to local communities
created some unis first subsription libaries
he wrote a gazette
craeted lightining rod and bifocial spectacles

Question 25

What were the consequences of the king georges war?

Answer 25

british and french wanted to:
take land from each other
control main rivers
control fur trade

Question 26

main events of the king georges war?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

consequences of the king georges war?

Answer 27

iroqouis ended alliance
treaty that as signed made colonists feel abandoned
war left colonists dissapointed
war left colonists angry