Unit 1 and 2 Flashcards
indentured servants
served for 4-7 years, at the end of serving their time they would either get a sum of money or a plot of land, usually bad land in the backcountry near the natives
anglicization
the process in which the colonies became more British, followed the First Great Awakening
First Great Awakening
1730s, fire and brimstone teaching, new way of preaching, preached in barns, fields, large crowds,
john edwards
traditionalist, old light
george whitefield
new light, new wave of God’s grace
Anne Hutchinson
dissenter in Mass. Bay Colony, held bible studies in her home, disagreed with teachings of ministers, kicked out of colony, went to rhode island and then NY
Roger Williams
believed Indians should be paid for their land, dissenter, kicked out of Mass. Bay Colony, est. RI
dissenters
people that went against Mass. Bay religious values, spoke out against ministers, etc.
Puritan ministries
believed in purifying the church of Catholicism, COMPLETE control in Mass. Bay Colony
Indian resistance
King Philip’s War (Plymouth), Pequot Wars (NE settlers vs Pequot Tribe)
Effects of Columbian Exchange
disease, Great Dying, stimulate economies (major cash crops), economic shifts in Africa, America, and Europe
Navigation Acts
first one was that trade in colonies could only be with British ships, ended with the colonies having to pay duties on certain goods
mercantilism
export more than you import
slavery
economic vs. racism
cash crop system
sugar in West Indies and Barbados, rice in SC, tobacco
preservation of culture
Africa preservation vs loss of culture
South Carolina
lowlands, lead to better farming for rice, large slave population, blacks outnumbered whites, lead to slave laws after Stono Rebellion
Native American Relations (warfare)
Europeans gained control over their land, disease led to many deaths, some permanent villages
economienda system
organize and regulate labor
spanish relations with natives
intermarried
jamestown and self governance
jamestown was the first example of self-governance with the House of Burgesses, laws, taxes, etc.
colonies farming
focusing on farming/ agriculture
civil body politics
white church male members, system + rules + order, town meetings
