Exam 2 Flashcards
Who assumed the throne in the Restoration of the Stuart Monarchy in 1660?
King Charles II
In which year did England & Scotland unite to form Great Britain?
1707
Who established the Royal African Company
King Charles II
What did the Navigation Acts (1651) & the Staple Act (1633) do?
Made it so that all goods going to the colonies had to go through England & be transported on English ships
What was the covenant chain?
Some counsels & agreements between the natives & the colonists
What were the 4 middle colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Which colony had more peaceful relations with the natives?
Pennsylvania
What was King Charles II’s goal for England?
Expand the empire
What were the 6 New England colonies?
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont
Which colony was a refuge for the Quakers?
Pennsylvania
What were the core beliefs of the Quakers?
Everybody has an “inner light” from Jesus, & everybody is equal to God
Who was Edmund Andros?
Ruler of the New England supercolony, governor of New York
Who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution?
King James II
What was the cause of the Glorious Revolution?
The king was Catholic, & he just had a son, which would prevent his protestant daughters from taking the throne
When was the Glorious Revolution?
1689
What effect did the Glorious Revolution have on the colonies?
Increased autonomy
Why did fewer people come to New England in 1700?
Land was getting scarce; it was easier to set up in another colony
Which king & queen were installed in the Glorious Revolution?
King William III & Queen Mary II
What was Leisler’s Rebellion?
When he heard news of the Glorious Revolution, Leisler seized New York, leading to 2 years of chaos
What did the Transportation Act of 1718 do?
England started sending its convicts to the colonies
Which colony imported the most enslaved Africans 1700–1740?
South Carolina
Why did the Pennsylvania Dutch come?
William Penn’s recruitment schemes & farmland
What is a creole person?
Somebody born in the new world with exclusively old world lineage
Why did Europeans come to the colonies in the late 1600s & early 1700s?
Farmland
What was northeastern North Carolina used for?
Tobacco
What was the coast of North Carolina used for?
Shipping & lumber
What was western North Carolina used for?
Small farms where slavery was uncommon, just like Pennsylvania.
Which demographics lived in Pennsylvania & western North Carolina?
Scots-Irish, Germans, & Quakers
What is the name for land that you own & can sell & divide?
freehold
What is the aspiration of being a self-sustaining farmer (without slaves) called?
yeoman farmer
Who was John Peter Zenger?
Newspaper publisher that criticized the government
What was The Enlightenment?
A rejection of the authority of the church in favor of logic & reason
Why was Georgia created?
to create a safe haven for poor British people & persecuted European protestants