Chapter Two Flashcards
What was the importance of tobacco to the settlers?
Enhanced the economy and created a growing market in the area
What four things shaped the English settlements in North America?
- Business enterprise
- Political and social institutions
- The natives
- The fact that nothing worked out as they had expected
When did Africans first arrived in Virginia
1619
Who were the Powhatans?
The tribe near Jamestown. They did not get along
How did the founding of Maryland contrast with that of Jamestown?
Maryland - religious, land grants, better off, big families, male to female ratio is more equal
Virginia - starving times, rocky start, lots of men, not religious
How did Bacons rebellion reveal several social conflicts present in Virginia
Defined the bitter Indian and white influence. Led wealthy landowners to realize the social unrest from below.
Why is the Caribbeans important to America
Produced a trade market with sugar. Source of slaves and a model for plantation systems.
What was John Winthrop’s role in Massachusetts
Governor. Wanted Massachusetts to be a “model city” for the rest of the world to follow by.
Theocracy -
Church and state go hand in hand.
Fundamental orders of Connecticut!
First written constitution.
How did Roger Williams come to found Rhode Island?
A controversial minister. Separatist. Believed the Massachusetts Church should abandon even it’s nomiall allegiance to the church. Believed the land belonged to Indians. Escaped and created providence. Could worship without interference.
Why was and Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts? Why was she a threat to the clergy?
Believed an individual could communicate directly with god and gain from him (grave and salvation). This is called the antinomian heresy. This was a threat to the clergy. She attacked the clergy and banished. Moved to New York but died.
Why did relations between New England and the Natives become hostile over time?
Some white colonists had a strong desire for more and more land and became brutal. Emerged from Puritan attitudes. Religious leaders considered the tribes as a threat to their hopes of a godly community, the natives changed from friendly neighbors to heathens and barbarians.
Cause and effect of king Phillips war
1675 war breaks out because of unfair native treatment and land encroachment. Wampanoags. Metacomet died. Other Indians and other settlers became threats
What divided people of North Carolina and South Carolina?
They were separate and economically distinct from one another. North: backwood farmers, no aristocracy. South: fertile land and good harbor created a better off economy and sophisticated aristocracy. Rice
