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Middle Passage

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Atlantic crossing from Africa to Americas, month long trip, extremely perilous and horrifying

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Racial slavery

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turned into slavery based on race - VA passed laws

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Encomieda System

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labor system, conquistadors ruling, natives and africans on lower levels, mixed families higher up

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House of Burgesses

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Created by VA Company. Could make laws and levy taxes

Governor and company in England could veto actions

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Frontier of exclusion vs. inclusion

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Inclusion- spain, france, netherlands
mixed caste society
Exclusion- england
pushed away or killed

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New Spain territories

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CA, mexico, NM, TX, FL, Cuba, Puerto Rico, AZ

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England territories

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NORTHERN:
NE: Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Chesapeake: Virginia, Maryland
MIDDLE: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and PA
SOUTHERN: VA, MA, SC/NC, GA
Caribbean: Jamaica, Barbados

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New Netherland territories

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new york, st. eustatius

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New France territories

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area from st. lawrence river through Great Lakes and down mississippi river
St. Kitts, Haiti

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Chesapeake colonies locations

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VA, MA

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Pequot War

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Puritans allied w other Indian groups
Massacred intentionally
in VA
Showed shocking level of no mercy
Europeans wanted to make an example of them
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John Winthrop sermon

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emotion
against predestination more
almost scared people into believing again
wanted to move away from secularism

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Three people who were banished from Puritan communities

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Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson

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Middle Colony Life

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Export economy flourished
Land taking from natives
European migrants held tightly to traditions (ethnically and culturally diverse communities)

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Caribbean

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Cash crops

Hard labor - slavery

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Pietism and the Great Awakening

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Christian movement originating in Germany emphasized pious behavior and emotional worship
revive doctrines of puritan ancestors
opposed age of reason
low classes found appealing

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Old Lights

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old- opposed revivalism/emotional enthusiasm, challenged new ministers, opposed women speaking in church, opposed enlightenment

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Enlightenment

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scientific revolution
made people question everything
eroded at power of church
wanted to reform church, gov, etc for better society
support for deism 
supported more "loving" God
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England middle colonies settlers

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diverse (english/german quakers, dutch, french, scottish, irish) religious toleration
farming, trade, small # slaves, town meetings

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Navigation Acts

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colonial trade was making its way to other nations’ colonies, so introduced these acts
kept trade in English hands
many english merchants ignored them and continued trading w foreign merchants

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Salutary neglect

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economics- england did little to stop violations of navigation acts, as long as colonies sent raw materials, didn’t see need to keep close supervision
politics- board of trade created to oversee colonies, governors more loyal to colonies at this point (paid their salaries)

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New lights

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new- new ministry of evangelicals, challenged authority of established church, allowed women to speak in church, opposed enlightenment

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New lights

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new- new ministry of evangelicals, challenged authority of established church, allowed women to speak in church, opposed enlightenment

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effects of Great Awakening

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increase in new churches and denominations
bold confrontation of religious authority changed attitude towards authority in general
fostered national consciousness: all colonists shared this event in common

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Both Great Awakening and Enlightenment,,,

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caused people to question traditional authority
stressed importance of individual
increased ideas through print culture

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Both Great Awakening and Enlightenment,,,

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caused people to question traditional authority
stressed importance of individual
increased ideas through print culture

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colonial identity (british) - economics

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all regions - relative autonomy

often violate british laws

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colonial identity (british)- culture

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print culture bridges gaps between regions

enlightenment, great awakening, racial ideology, religious diversity create common consciousness

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colonial identity (british)- politics

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autonomous political communities based on english law, all property owning white men could vote

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england’s colonies developed…

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taste for self-government, but were still loyal to the crown

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england’s colonies developed…

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taste for self-government, but were still loyal to the crown

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life in Maryland

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porprietary colony
religious toleration (so catholics could continue practicing)
tobacco plantation colony w indentured servants

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Stone Rebellion

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Black uprising in SC that killed 45 whites

Largest uprising in British colonies

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South Atlantic System

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produces tropical/subtrop. products for an international market
centered in West Indies
SUGAR
Dutch dominated the British took over

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What stimulated british economy?

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slave labor(free) and guns

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British made huge metchant naval fleet.., which…

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led the way for British navy supremacy

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why sugar was so profitable

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sugar cost high to buy, slave labor low price

exploitation

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Southern Gentry

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needed connections to become a part of it,
planter merchants in VA were trapped by inferior
Planters tried to model themselves like gentry (sophisticated lifestyles, educated children)
colonial status, became self sufficient
(how Chesapeake survived tobacco crash)

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Indian War of 1622

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Openchancanough opposed treaties and rules that Indian be brought up in Christian lifestyle
Coordinated surprise attack (killed 1/3 english settlers)
English fought back for a decade without peace

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Revoked VAs charter to English colony after..

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Indian War of 1622

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Model for English royal colonies

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appointed governor, elected assembly, formal legal system, Anglican church

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Iroquois

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Capitalize on location in NY to dominate region b/n French and English colonies
Inflicted terror on neighbors
Formed alliance w English against French
(half king) French and Indian War

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French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War)

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Ohio Valley
Britain and France wanted it
Half King allied w Britain

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Roger William

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Founded Rhode Island colony
religious toleration
no elected church
questioned how Puritans treated NAs

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NC vs SC

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NC: poor families, former indentured servants
- equality minded protestant sect
- refused to work on large manors
- insp. by bacons rebellion
SC: 
- white settlers from Barbados
- wanted to create slave hierarchy
- based on slaves and plantations
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SAS led to

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salutary neglect
(was so prosperous)
coastal cities became thriving port cities

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Post Glorious Revolution…,

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English limited power of the crown, used Colonial Assemblies