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What is a cash crop
A cash crop is grown just to make money
ex tobacco
How many of us have had some form of slavery in the past?
Everyone has had slavery in their past whether they were enslaved or the leaders
Proprietary Colony
Colonies that were given by the English kings or queens to another were called this. Ex Maryland
Salutary Neglect
Answer - This was the time period when England was preoccupied with European wars and was not able to pay attention to the colonies. While this was hard for the colonists in terms of having to fight in England’s wars, it was good for the colonies in that they “grew up” and had a much more independent view.
Pennsylvania
The only colony that allowed true religious freedom for all (started by William Penn)
Georgia
Colony to allow debtors to get out of prisons and be allowed to work off their debt;
Georgia also served as a “speed bump” to slow down the Spanish in Florida from reaching South Carolina.
What was the best way to survive a witch trial?
to plead guilty
Who was Giles Corey?
Why was he pressed to death? He was accused of being a witch but he refused to make a plea so he was tortured until he would give a ple but he never did
“Mercantilism
held that colonies exist for the economic benefit of the mother country and are useless unless they help to achieve profit
What is a Theocracy
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. 1 machetes
Who wrote “Amazing Grace”? How was it related to slavery?
John Newton was the writer and he wrote about how he realized slavery was so awful and he converted back to his faith
What was the name of the former president who defended the kidnapped Africans in the Amistad Trial?
John Quincy Adams
Why was tobacco important to the Virginia colony?
Tobacco was crucial to the Virginia Colony because it became its main cash crop, generating wealth and economic growth. It was in high demand in Europe, and its success led to the expansion of plantations and the increased use of indentured servants and, later, enslaved Africans for labor. Tobacco essentially fueled Virginia’s economy and development in the 1600s.
How did Bacon’s Rebellion affect slavery?
The rebellion had united poor whites and black indentured servants and enslaved people in a common cause against the ruling class. This frightened the elite planters, who feared further uprisings from the lower classes. To prevent this, the ruling class sought to divide the lower classes along racial lines.
Expansion of Slavery: In response to the rebellion, the Virginia elite began to shift from using white indentured servants to relying more heavily on African slaves. Slaves were seen as a more controllable and permanent labor force. Unlike indentured servants, slaves were bound for life, and their children were automatically enslaved.
Racial Divide: The colonial government began passing laws that hardened the racial divide between whites and blacks. These laws created a racial caste system, giving poor whites certain privileges while enforcing more oppressive conditions for black slaves. This helped prevent poor whites and blacks from uniting in the future.
What is Juneteenth?
a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
