Chapter 3 Colonial Society Flashcards
slavery in the english colonies
-most of the slaves in the south
-northern colonies don’t like slaves because they are expensive, could die, and intentured servants were cheaper
-not a lot of people coming over anymore due to better conditions in England
-plantations need workers
royal african company
-loses its monopoly on slave trade
-anyone can take slaves
-Rhode Island uses ships to try to get money out of slave trade
-1750 half of VA is slaves
-South Carolina slaves outnumber white 2:1
triangular trade
-England sells guns and cloth to Africa in return for slaves
-Africa uses guns to take over other tribes to get more slaves
-America takes slaves and gives sugar, tobacco, and cotton
middle passage
-slaves from west africa
-Early africans become free
-chattel slavery
-barbados codes
-couldn’t teach them to read
-spread religion through them to make them fear them
-slavery is economic
-slave trade slowly ends
-America one of few to keep slave society going without imports because they have babies
Additions to english culture
-storytelling griots
-jazz, banjo, bongo drums
-religion
-language
-Vudoo, gumbo, gubber
First Slave revolt
-in NYC
-12 white people killed
-21 black people arrested
-slow roasted over fire to send message
-no slave revolt matches bacon’s rebellion
Stono Rebellion
-South Carolina
-50-100 slaves go to plantations and kill masters
-try to get to Spanish, Fl where they are offered freedom
-get stopped by militia and killed
-harsher treatment
-slaves slow down work, break tools, and light fields on fire
imperial wars
-King Louis XIV calls himself sun king
-England and France fight on and off for 200 years colonies are often dragged into it
-French Indian War first world war
War of the League of Augsburg
-colonies call it King Williams War
-French and Natives attack frontier destroying schenectady in New York
-English and Iroquois attack Canada capture port Royal in Acadia
-no clear winner
War of Spanish Succession
-Queen Anne’s War
-spain and france were allied so England sent militia down to attack St. Augustine
-Armed natives to attack spanish
-seminals were the tribe
-French attack Deerfield, MA killing 48
-Treaty of Utrecht ends the war
-french gave newfoundland and acadia to british
American Self Government
-England occupied with Acts of Union with Scotland unite them
-English can’t keep up with diverse different colonies
-Royal colonies-king appoints the governor
-RI and Conn were founded on their own so they choose gov
-proprietership- england giving land to someone who governs
First Great Awakening
-trying to influence the spiritual intellectual values
-challenge religious authority-puritans
-want a personal relationship
-equality
-fervor-excitement of traditional learning
-people think for themselves instead of conforming ot authority
-confidence leads them to challenge parliament
Johnathon Edwards
-Puritan background
-somewhat calvanist
-wanted a personal religous experience
-questioned heirarchy of religion
George Whitfield
-anglican
-founder of methodist movement
-egaltarian message- equality
-sermons bring in large groups of people
Consequences of First Great Awakening
- Led to greater appreciation of emotional experience of faith
- Promoted growth of new light institutions higher edu, Brown
- more itinerant ministers travel
- divisions in church lead to diversity
- women in congregations
- missionary oppertunities especially to former slaves
- promoted greater independence and diversity in political thought
