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Chapter 3 - The British Atlantic World, 1660-1750 Flashcards

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King Charles II

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created the new colonies of Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

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Quakers

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Christian sect that had been persecuted in England for disagreeing with the Church of England (sought to restore it to simplicity); settled in Pennsylvania

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Navigation Acts

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a series of acts restricting the use of foreign vessels for trade between Britain and the colonies

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King James II

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seeking more control over the colonies, he created the Dominion of New England

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Dominion of New England

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royal province created by King James II and governed by Edmund Andros

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Glorious Revolution

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an uprising led by William of Orange that resulted in the overthrowing of King James II

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Edmund Andros

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strict governor of the Dominion of New England

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constitutional monarchy

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a form of government in which the king/queen acts as head of the state

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Second Hundred Years’ War

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English era beginning with the War of the League of Augsburg and ending with the defeat of Napoleon

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tribalization

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the process of remaining native groups banding together in order to become stronger against European forces

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Covenant Chain

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the Iroquois alliance with New York

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South Atlantic System

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a new agricultural and commercial order that produced and transported sugar, rice, tobacco, and other products

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Olaudah Equiano

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African slave whose story gives a glimpse of life on the Middle Passage

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Middle Passage

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route from Africa to the New World that transported millions of slaves

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Stono Rebellion

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African slave revolt; many slaves killed whites but were soon met with the South Carolina militia, suppressing the rebellion and leading to tighter control on plantations

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William Byrd II

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wealthy Virginian colonist who wanted to live as well as the English

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head tax

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a uniform tax imposed on each person

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gentility

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a refined but elaborate lifestyle

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Lancaster

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site of a diplomatic conference between colonists and the Iroquois in 1744

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William Penn

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founder of Pennsylvania

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John Locke

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English philosopher who advocated for inalienable rights

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salutary neglect

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rise of American self-government as royal bureaucrats, pleased by growing trade, relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs

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House of Commons

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a British house of parliament

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patronage

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the practice of giving offices and salaries to political allies

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Sir Robert Walpole

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considered the first Prime Minister of England

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War of Jenkins’s Ear

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disastrous war for between Britain and Spain, declared by Walpole

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land banks

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lend paper money to farmers who pledge their land as collateral for the loans

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War of the Austrian Succession

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general European conflict between 1740 and 1748

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proprietorship

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a type of business entity owned by one person

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William of Orange

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leader of coup to overthrow King James II

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Jacob Leisler

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leader of rebellion against Dominion of New England; become governor of New York before being hanged for treason

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“great land grab”

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the accumulation of Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania as colonies by King Charles II

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Frame of Government

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document provided to Pennsylvania by William Penn which guaranteed a representative assembly elected by landowners

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Whig Party

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English political party

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Maroon communities

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small communities of freed slaves

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Molasses Act of 1733

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high tariff on French molasses that made it no longer profitable for Americans to import it

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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

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ended War of the Austrian succession and proved England’s little regard for the colonies’ interests

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Board of Trade

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chief body in England for governing the colonies

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