Chapter 3 - Creating A British Empire In America Flashcards
Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn with the goal of a colony that allowed for religious freedom.
South Carolina
An English colony of southeast North America, first settled in 1653 and divided into North Carolina and South Carolina.
The Navigation Acts
A series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies.
The Dominion of New England
An administrative union of English colonies in the New England region of North America.
Edmond Andors
An English colonial administrator in North America and governor of the Dominion of New England.
John Locke
An English philosopher during the Enlightenment; came up with the theory of natural rights and was the “Father of Classical Liberalism”.
The Glorious Revolution
King James was considered too catholic and was replaced by William of Orange and Mary; sparked rebellions all throughout America.
South Atlantic System
The trade of enslaved Africans by mostly English, Portuguese, French and Dutch traders. The main destination being Caribbean colonies and Brazil, as European nations built up economically slave dependent colonies in the New World.
British Sugar Trade
Part of the trade of sugar and tobacco between America and Britain, which was majority for it.
The Middle Passage
The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade.
Slavery in the Chesapeake
African slaves made up 20% of the population by 1740 they made up 40%; became a core institution.
Slavery in South Carolina
Had much more oppressive conditions, otherwise the same.
African American society
Slaves used music and the bible and families to retain their humanity.
The Stono Rebellion
The largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies, with 21 whites and 44 blacks killed.
Southern society
Infested with the dependence of slavery, a huge class gap, and abundant racism.
Politics in the colonies
Usually consisting of colonial assemblies, and local democratic/republican councils.
Salutary Neglect
An unofficial long term 17th-18th century British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws
Georgia
One of the southern colonies in British America; it was the last of the thirteen original colonies established by Great Britain in what later became the United States.
War of Jenkin’s Ear
A conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739-1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742; Jenkin’s ear being cut off was the tipping point between the two countries.
Molasses Act
Imposed a tax of six piece per gallon on imports of molasses from non-British colonies
Currency Act
The name of several acts of the parliament that regulated paper money issued by the colonies; sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency.
Triangle Trade
A system in which slaves, crops, and manufactured goods traded between Africa, the Caribbean, and the American colonies.
