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French colonization overall
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small groups of men settle as traders and do not take all the indian land. fur traders.
example: after 20 years Quebec still had only 20 men |
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French colonization:
-politically -economically -religiously -societally |
-two french governors
-beaver, fish, fur -must be catholic -not much settlement |
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Henry Hudson
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founded NY while looking for NWP
New Amsterdam which is NY claimed for the Netherlands/Dutch |
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Henry VIII
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breaks away from catholic church... two daughters become queens
Mary I- Catholic: she persecuted protestants Elizabeth I- Protestant: does not persecute catholics Ann B is her mom |
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England Economically in 16th century
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population of poor people growing so need to fins a spot to send these people which starts enclosure movt
and as Roanoke disappears English is fighting Spanish Armada |
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VA CO charter
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people must abide english common law:
-precedent courts -right to petition also say you can buy and sell land if pay taxes BIG IDEA: colonist have rights and va co owned by stock holder |
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instruction to settlers
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-look for nw passage
-avoid natives and threaten with guns -explore with compass -dont let people run away -good spot -dont let prices become inflated -no bad news |
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tobacco
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motivated the stockholders to stay in Virginia but this did not generate enough money causing Va Co to get more settlers to go and diversify crops but since still no profit the Co was dissolved by James I
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John Smith
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smart practical leader of Jamestown. said people had to work to get food and got there to be peace among indians.
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Chief Powhatan
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head of Powhatan confederacy and was a good leader who like to trade and treat people as respect. acted as a middle man in indian/settler trades. collected tributes the redistributed them
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John Rolfe
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made a profitable tobacco company by making it appeal to European taste. He made tobacco the largest export. He married Pocohantas. Then he became a member of the House of Burgess to promote colony trade.
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De La Warr
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stops settlers from leaving Jamestown and increased tensions between indians
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Good vs Bad Jamestown
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GOOD: proprietary acts, house of Burgess, first lasting English colony, could buy and sell land
BAD: first africans arrive |
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indentured servants
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indenture themselves but soon dont have land to give them or keep track of everyones indenture so a big problem
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Mayflower Act
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we are going to make laws and obey them
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VA CO charter
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people must abide english common law:
-precedent courts -right to petition also say you can buy and sell land if pay taxes BIG IDEA: colonist have rights and va co owned by stock holder |
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instruction to settlers
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-look for nw passage
-avoid natives and threaten with guns -explore with compass -dont let people run away -good spot -dont let prices become inflated -no bad news |
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tobacco
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motivated the stockholders to stay in Virginia but this did not generate enough money causing Va Co to get more settlers to go and diversify crops but since still no profit the Co was dissolved by James I
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John Smith
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smart practical leader of Jamestown. said people had to work to get food and got there to be peace among indians.
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Chief Powhatan
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head of Powhatan confederacy and was a good leader who like to trade and treat people as respect. acted as a middle man in indian/settler trades. collected tributes the redistributed them
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pilgrims vs puritans
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seperatist vs cleansing
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Miles Standish
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captain on Mayflower
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William Bradford
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author of mayflower compact
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Puritan Beliefs
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predestination
prove among elect church supported by taxes public education elite ruled meet goals of community **democracy seed- town meetings |
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Roger Williams
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founder of Rhode Island
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Connecticut
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Thomas Hooker
1st constitution in new world |
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Andros
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put in charge by king of new england
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King Philip's War
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against Metacon-Wampanoags
10% of all men fighting age died cativity narrative genre |
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monarchy's policy toward colonies
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salutary neglect
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Pennsylvania
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William Penn owned proprietary (exclusively)
liberal land |
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Massachusetts known for:
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strict puritan beliefs
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RI known for:
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freedom for all
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Pennsylvania known for:
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Quakers
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VA known for:
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tobacco money
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CT known for:
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1st constitution
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Maryland
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2nd plantation colony
catholics act of toleration- not jews/atheists |
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West Indies
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sugar
Barbados slave code |
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Carolina
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slave traders
rice |
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N. Carolina
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resistance to authority
sold indians into slavery |
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Georgia
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buffer for english
save haven for debtors slow growth |
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James Oglethorpe
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founder of ga
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Bacon's rebellion
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started because of landless indentured servants who were mad so Nathaniel Bacon led this they burned down jamestown...
**first class warfare ***important slaves instead |