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1600-1800
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The Alantic Slave Trade
Some scholars estimate that more than 10 million enslaved African Americans were transported to the Americas between the 1500s and the 1600s.They shipped them accross the atlantic. -
Education for African Americans
After slave codes in the south outlawed this, some enslaved people passed along there learning secretly.Some just taught them selves from stolen or borrowed books. -
Indentured Servants
They signed up for a contract to work from 4 to 10 years in the colonies for anyone who mwould pay for his or her ocean passage to the Americas.In the 1600s, most indentured servants came from england. -
Poetry
The first colonial poet was Anne Bradstreet.Her first poem was published in 1650 in England. -
THE ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS
A bill of rights is a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect.KING william and queen mary signed the english bill of rights. -
The Enlightenment
Enlightenment thinkers looked for "Natural Laws" that governed politics, society , and econimics -
Triangular Trade
Was a 3 way trade between the colonies, the island of the caribbean, and Africa.Slave traders in the bristish colonies developed this trade. -
COMPETING EMPIRES
France and britain each controlled large areas of north america which borderd on each other for thousands of miles -
The Great Awakening
By 1700s, rules on religion had become less strict in many of the colonies. -
The Family in Colonial Times
The family played an important role in colonial America. Lots of people lived with there extended families.Most lived on farms. -
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
The right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty. -
Early British Defeats
George washington and Edward braddock wanted to capture Fort Duquesne. -
Conflict with Native Americnas
Britain wanted more land but native americans wanted to keep there land. -
THE STAMP ACT
The stamp act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. -
The Boston Massacre
Angry crowd of workers and sailors surrounded soldiers and threw snow balls at the soldiers. The frighten soldiers got scared and fired into the crowd.
