Chapter 4 Flashcards
Define Atlantic Slave trade
The systematic importance of African slaves from their native continent across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World
Define Middle Passage
The hellish and often deadly middle leg of the transatlantic “triangular Trade” European ships carried goods to Africa, Africans were enslaved and sent to America, products from American went to Europe
Define Liberalism
political philosophy that emphasized the protection of liberty by limiting the power of government to interfere with the natural rights of citizens
Define Great Awakening
Fervent religious revival movement in the 1720s through the 1740s that spread throughout the colonies by ministers
Define Proclamation of 1763
Issued after the French and Indian war prohibiting settlement , surveys, and land grants west of the Appalachian Mountains
Define Albany Plan of Union
A failed 1754 proposal by the seven northern colonies in anticipation of the French and Indian War, urging the unification of the colonies under one crown appointed president
Define Seven Years War
The last and most important war of four colonial wars fought between England and France for control of North American
Define French and Indian War
The last and most important of the four colonial wars fought between England and France for control of North america
Define Pontiac’s rebellion
An Indian attack on British forts and settlements after France ceded its territory east of the Mississippi River
How was African American collective identity created in these years, and what role did slave rebellions play in that process?
African American collective identity was created by their color and residence to create unity. Their bond was slavery itself because they all came from different places. Over time they no longer identify as what they originally were but as African Americans. European traditions elements, African traditions, and the new American conditions also played a part. Slave rebellions played a part with the African Americans desire to be free
How did a distinct Native american identity start to emerge after the Seven years war
A distinct Native American identity started to emerge after the Seven years war by kinship, shared language, and common geographical residence. The violence towards Indians made them form allegiance to tribal nationhood. All indians would have corpate.
