This group of Europeans settled the colony of Jamestown, located in Virginia.
The English
Name a crop that the British Crown taxed the colonists through the Navigation Acts.
Sugar and or Tobacco
A work contract that lasts 4-7 years in which a person is promised passage to the New World, basic necessities like board and room, and the possibility of land.
Indentured Servitude
Who is missing from the lists?
New Europeans showing up to the Colonies:
Swiss, ________, Jews, Germans, Huguenots, Swedes, Irish, Swiss.
Scots-Irish
Name ALL Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Which European group had the most cooperative relationship with Native Americans and would often marry into their societies?
French
This is one example of colonies experiencing self-governing that occurred in Virginia
House of Burgesses
Name one difference between Southern and Northern Colonies in the 17th Century
South: Small families, men died young, Women had more liberties, Focus on agriculture, Indentured servitude, eventual reliance on slave labor.
North: Big families, long lives, women had way less rights due to Puritan values, Religion was super important, focus on commerce for income
What was one effect of the Great Awakening (1730s-1740s)?
First spontaneous mass movement of Americans
Revived values of individual experience and lessened need for church organization
Created sense that challenges to American values
Where did Mr.Zelidon go to college?
Cal State LA
What was the primary focus of the Dutch in the New World?
Britain's unofficial policy of loosely enforcing its own trade laws and regulations on the American Colonies is known as ...
Salutary Neglect
Because of this, Southern colonies began to rely more heavily on Slave labor
Bacon's Rebellion
Even though diversity was growing in colonies, what did new European groups hold in common?
Not having Loyalty to the British Crown/Disdain for the British Crown
What did the Mayflower Compact do?
Established the first set of rules/self-government in colonies
Name of the Native Revolt against the Spanish
What is Mercantilism?
an economic system where a country aims to become wealthy and powerful by exporting more goods than it imports, accumulating gold and silver, and using government policies to control trade to benefit the nation's self-interest
Name for the voyage European trades made between Africa, North America, and Europe
Triangular Trade
Stono Rebellion (South Carolina Slave Rebellion) was the largest Slave uprising in the colonies. Where were these Slaves headed?
Florida
This allowed for baptised people to baptize their children even if they were not fully puritian
Half Way Covenant
Besides seeking religious freedom, most English colonists sought this in North America as well.
Better living conditions/ Escape economic hardships
Name of a "dissenter" who challenged Puritan views and was put on trial in Boston for her orthodox values
Anne Hutchinson
Who is this?????
Mary Mirck Davie
(lived to be 100, had 9 kids, had 3 husbands, a great example of long life expectancy Northern Colines had)
Name the lawyer who represented Zenger in the Zenger Trial
Andrew Hamilton
Name for regulations that restrict or prohibit certain secular activities on Sundays, though they may apply to other days as well. Heavily followed by Quakers and most Puritans.
Blue Laws