Unit 2: 1607-1754

Question 1

When was jamestown established?

Answer 1

1607

Question 2

Why did people want to come over to the americas in the first place? why leave the delights of civilization

Answer 2

-money. Europe was becoming capitalist, but the majority of the resource in england, especially land was monopolized by the wealthy, which was only getting worse with the enclosure movement and the loss of the commons. and land was the best way to make a stable living at the time. Meanwhile, you know what america has an awful lot of? land which has not been heavily settled!!! how very tempting, especially when you toss in the economic recession and general craziness of stuart england, and leaving looks pretty tempting.

Question 3

How did British colonization differ from French, dutch, and spanish colonization?

Answer 3

-the british went for full on english style agricultural settlements, little britain if you will.
-the spanish used their colonies primarily for wealth extraction, and somewhat integrated native americans into their social structures
-the french and the dutch never really settled in large numbers. Instead they were primarily traders and hunters/trappers, who worked to build positive relationships and even intermarried with native americans

Question 4

What was the Great Peace of Montreal?

Answer 4

example of french and native american coeexistance
-treaty ending french and native american warfare in the region, and giving the french freedom to expand their government and military presence

Question 4

What was the cultural background of the new england colonies?

Answer 4

-similar to the new england colonies, but even more commercial and diverse (so basically you can get different flavors of white, like huguenots and quakers)

Question 5

What was the cultural background of the new england colonies?

Answer 5

-mostly puritan in heritage
-small towns, family based living, small scale agriculture and major commercial centers like Boston

Question 6

What was the cultural background of the Southern colonies?

Answer 6

-plantation system, based first on indentured servitude, then slavery
-this resulted in very high social stratification

Question 7

What was the cultural background of the Chesapeake colonies?

Answer 7

-plantation system, based first on indentured servitude, then slavery
-but they’re established earlier

Question 8

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Answer 8

-early precedent for the relative independence of the colonies
-separatists basically wrote their own little constitution

Question 9

What was the Headright system?

Answer 9

system for indentured servitude

Question 10

What early factors contributed the the fact that the colonies felt separated from the kings? we’re talking factors from back during settlement

Answer 10

-most of the colonies were privately owned and established, with only charters from the king
-most things were run by a local government, like the house of burgesses in Virginia and town meetings in new england. the crown didn’t have much to do with their regular governance

Question 11

What was Bacons rebellion?

Answer 11

-early example of class revolt
-Francis Bacon is a dude who wants the easy land hes been promised in virginia. but he doesnt get that. So he

Question 12

What was the Dominion of New England?

Answer 12

-Edmund Andros is put in charge of northeastern mega colony including new york, ny up
-happens after the stuart restoration because theyre kind of really pissed at the puritans. i mean. valid
-overthrown in the Boston Revolt of 1689

Question 13

Act concerning religion in 1648

Answer 13

-maryland allowed different forms of christianity, because they so called catholic haven in already being overrun by the protestants
-early example of religious freedom

Question 14

examples of religious freedom in the colonies

Answer 14

-rhode island and pennsylvania both had religious freedom
-maryland act concerning religion

Question 15

King Phillips War

Question 16

Navigation Acts

Answer 16

laws which required the colonists to trade solely with britain. But like. the sugar colonies are right there. right bloody there. What’s britain going to do about it? so they smuggled anyways. this becomes a big deal

Question 17

What was Salutary Neglect?

Answer 17

So basically, post stuart restoration, Parliament becomes the major power in britain. But they’ve kind of got a lot of internal issues. The crown eventually transfers to a German dynasty, the Hanovers. And the colonies are so far away that its rly a pain to enforce laws there, like the navigation acts. So they just kind of don’t. Governing is left almost entirely to the colonial legislatures, and what laws there are are not particularly enforced, like the navigation Acts. As long as the colonies are mostly quiet citizens we can leave them alone, and sure this will never come back to bite us. Right? Right?!!!!!

Question 18

What was the Great Awakening?

Answer 18

a period of religious revival in the Americas,
-split between new and old light denominations

Question 19

What were the main industries in the middle colonies?

Answer 19

-mostly resource extraction (logging, furs, etc)
-trade, primarily along the triangular trade routes
-some early industry, which britain surpressed (Iron Act of 1750)

Question 20

What was the Albany Plan of Union?

Answer 20

A failed attempt by Ben Franklin the get the colonists to unite in the face of the Revolutionary war

Question 21

Who was John Peter zenger?

Answer 21

a newspaper author whose 1735 trial set key precedents for freedom of the press and libel protections, and split from english legal tradition