people
John Smith
captain whipping jamestown into shape motto- no work no food
era of starvation
Virginia- Jamestown
problems-60 came on ship, swamp, mosqitoes bring malaria, no women so no care, just want gold, no infrastrucutre
solution- John Smith
cash crop- tobbacco(land butchery- spreading of people)
indentured servants lead to black slaves
women come and save everyone
act of tolderation
maryland lets all religion (accept Jews)
columbian exchange
goods from new world to old world and vice versaex- ex- corn tomatoes from new to old and sugar to cows and diseases from old to new
black legend
the idea that spanish conquest= evil
but not true bc it was beneficial bc it brought language infrastrucutre laws religion
Indians downfall
3ds
disease- from old world bc not immune
disorginization- no strength in numbers
disposability- no use for worl bc they didnt farm land
Maryland
win win- king gets rid of cath and cath get food and land in new world
lord baltimore- rich cath got charter and gave land to friends.
in maryland there were some pooor tension preotestants form virginia
conneticut
ppl from mass who needed more farm land
started in hartfored are by few cites like new haven
colony- in maine that is annexed swallwed by mass bay colony
New York
Netherlands want new world so send Henry Hudson who- first dutch colony-
potroonship- if promoter got 50 ppl to move they got land
aristocratic immidiete success, bought island of new york for cheap from indians name new amsterdam.
wall street- physical wall prtoecting form indians
New sweden- sweden conquered land around delaware border and dutch take over 20 yrs later
charles 2 gave duke of york new netheland so he goes sends fleet and they surrender yay!
3 reasons ppl wanted to go to the new world
1. pop growth- hard to make money
2. enclosure- brits divide land among paid landowners so squattters are homeless
3. primogeniture
william bradford
elected gov for 30 yrs
puritans come first few ships brought 11000 puritans
massachusets bay colony- area
Carolinas
after politcal upheavel in britian ppl come to sc. Charleston- after chares who sent.
aristocratic prospered instantly vc 1. natrual harbour 2. cash crop rice grew well.
black slave trade work for plantations
1712- the divide- tobbacco farmers from virginia move to nc so north was pooor ahrdworking tobacco farmers and s outh were rich aristocrats with slaves
new england confederation
colonies decide to band bc strength in numbers
mass, conneticut , rhode island make decisoin as a unit
peter styvasant
gov of new amsterdam- 1653- first Jews come and he didnt like them so wrote to sutch company asking to exple them v=but they didnt.
assur Levy- fighting againt expelling
house of bourguess
jamestown legislature democratic
John Winthrope
leader of Puritans so mass bay colony for 19 yrs
georgia
buffer zone between sc and spain by florida bc slaves running away
george 2 sent prisoners from england - npot bad ppl just debtors
navigation acts
pennslavania
quackers- christians who didn't want to pay taxes to church og england so winw inw they move new world
william Penn- king gave him land leader
philadelphia (brotherlylove)- pascifist nonviolent good relationship with indians
slave trade
for carolinas- immune to rice disease and know how to grow it
black sell blacks to slave trade stop by west indies to break them
barbadoes slave code- colonies saying blacks are cchattle- property they can do whatever they want
2 ppl who spoke out aginst church in fomr mass
Anne Hutchinson- quesitoned church seen as hereitic banished, killled by indians on way to new york
Roger Williams- preacher, on trial, banished, started Rhode island " new and dangerous opinions" with free spritied ppl and first Jewish shul there
massachusets
pilgrims persecuted so went to holland but kids were dutch so went to nw
deal with virginia stock company went on mayflower and landed on plymtouh rock
mayflower compact- rules
102 boarded ship and went through winter then 45 ppl alive by spring
indians help harvest next fall and thenksgiving
cash crop- none but economy- lumber, fishing, fur trappingbible commonwealth- colonies run accordin gto bibilical principles
dominion of new england
brits start gov in New england
sir edmond andos- in charge of dominionnot liked,
dominon fell from upheavel in england so andros tries to escape but caught by womens shoes
new jersey
part of new netherlands but but when duke or yok took over he gave it to friend named after jersey isles in England
middle colonies
new york new jersey pennslavania delaware
known for grains fetile sioild nicknamed bread colonies