Empire and Colonies
What is Tobacco
Called the Cash Crop of the New World, its success in the Chesapeake drove up demand for African Labor.
What is the Great Peace of Montreal
In 1701, about 1,300 delegates from 39 nations signed this agreement, each with a drawing of its clan animal
Who is Nathaniel Bacon
In September 1676, this rebel leader's army burned down Jamestown
What is the Middle Passage
The central leg of the Triangle Trade, where 10-12 million Africans crossed the Atlantic
Who is John Locke
In his Two Treatises of Government (1689), he argued for Natural Rights to life, liberty, and property. As well as the right of revolution.
Virginia House of Burgesses.
Created in 1619, this Virginia Body was the first elected assembly in English America.
The Beaver Wars
During these 1600s conflicts over the fur trade, Iroquois warriors destroyed Huronia
Who is Sir William Berkeley
Bacon accused this Virginia governor of unjust taxes, corrupt judges, and favoring natives to protect his fur-trade monopoly
What is Chattel Slavery
This system defined enslaved people as property who could be bought and sold.
Who is William Penn
This Quaker founded Pennsylvania in 1682 as a haven from religious persecution
Who are the French
Of the four empires, this one sought furs and Catholic converts, sent few settlers, and built trade alliances and intermarriage with Native Peoples
What is Queen Anne's War
Known in Europe as the War of Spanish Succession, this 1702-1713 conflict was the second of the Anglo-French Wars.
What is the Stono Rebellion
In this 1739 South Carolina uprising, enslaved rebels marched south toward freedom in Spanish Florida
What is the task system
Used on rice plantations, this labor system gave each worker a daily quota; once it was met, the day was over
What is Deism
This is the belief that God created a rational universe that runs on Natural Laws
What are the Navigation Acts
Passed between 1651 and 1696, these laws required colonial goods to travel on British Ships to British Ports, reinforcing mercantilism
What is the Treaty of Utrecht
This 1713 treaty gave Great Britain Acadia, Newfoundland, and the Hudson Bay Region. It also gave Britain control over the Spanish Asiento System.
Who is Jemmy(Cato)
Enslaved leader, reportedly from Angola, who led the march at Stono
Johnson v. Casor
In this 1655 case, John Casor became the first person legally declared a slave in the colonies
Who is Roger Williams
Banished from Massachusetts in 1635, he bought land from the Narragansett and founded Providence
What is Salutary Neglect
Britain's unofficial policy in the New World, which led to colonial legislatures to grow stronger.
What is the Yamasee War
Native peoples in debt to English Traders and raided for slaves launched this 1715 war that nearly collapsed Carolina
What is the Negro Act of 1740
Passed after Stono, this law banned enslaved people from gathering, learning to read and write, or earning money.
What are covert forms of rebellion
Sabotaging farm tools, faking illnesses, and creating kinships on plantations are examples of this.
What is the Zenger Trial
In this 1735 case, Lawyer Andrew Hamilton argued that a true statement cannot be libel, and the jury acquitted the accused printer.